Founding gardeners : the revolutionary generation, nature, and the shaping of the American nation / Andrea Wulf.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wulf, Andrea
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Knopf, 2011.
Subjects:

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000 a 4500
001 b1633958
003 MWH
005 20110518094235.0
008 101228s2011 nyuabf b 001 0deng
010 |a 2010052920 
020 |a 9780307269904 (hardback) 
020 |a 0307269906 (hardback) 
035 |a (OCoLC)694616489 
035 |a (OCoLC)694616489 
040 |a DLC  |c DLC  |d YDX  |d YDXCP  |d CDX  |d NPL  |d IK2  |d ABG  |d VP@ 
042 |a pcc 
043 |a n-us--- 
049 |a HCQS 
050 0 0 |a SB451.3  |b .W85 2011 
084 |a HIS036030  |a GAR000000  |2 bisacsh 
100 1 |a Wulf, Andrea. 
245 1 0 |a Founding gardeners :  |b the revolutionary generation, nature, and the shaping of the American nation /  |c Andrea Wulf. 
260 |a New York :  |b Knopf,  |c 2011. 
300 |a x, 349 p., [16] p. of plates :  |b ill. (some col.), maps ;  |c 25 cm. 
500 |a Originally published in Great Britain by William Heinemann, London, in 2008. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-322) and index. 
505 0 |a "The Cincinnatus of the West" : George Washington's American garden at Mount Vernon -- "Gardens, peculiarly worth the attention of an American" : Thomas Jefferson's and John Adams's English garden tour -- "A nursery of American statesmen" : the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and a garden visit -- "Parties and politicks : James Madison's and Thomas Jefferson's tour of New England -- "Political plants grow in the shade" : the summer of 1796 -- "City of magnificent intentions" : the creation of Washington, D.C., and the White House -- "Empire of liberty" : Jefferson's Western expansion -- "Tho' an old man, I am but a young gardener" : Thomas Jefferson at Monticello -- "Balance of nature" : James Madison at Montpelier -- Appendix. Maps of Mount Vernon, Peacefield, Monticello, and Montpelier. 
650 0 |a Gardening  |z United States  |x History  |y 18th century. 
650 0 |a Gardens, American  |x History  |y 18th century. 
650 0 |a Gardening  |x Political aspects. 
650 0 |a Founding Fathers of the United States. 
650 0 |a Political activists  |z United States  |v Biography. 
650 0 |a Conduct of life. 
650 0 |a National characteristics, American  |x History. 
907 |a .b16339587  |b 01-04-12  |c 05-18-11 
998 |a hz  |a hq  |b 07-07-11  |c m  |d a   |e -  |f eng  |g nyu  |h 0  |i 0 
994 |a C0  |b HCD 
945 |f  - -   |g 1  |h 0  |i 38400000958791  |j  - -   |k 05-23-2012 12:44  |l hqcol  |o -  |p $0.00  |q -  |r -  |s -   |t 0  |u 2  |v 0  |w 2  |x 0  |y .i16164544  |z 07-07-11 
999 f f |i dd52ad9d-aee4-5098-ba48-6d0dcbeed85e  |s 41f55c8e-ca6e-5e4f-8081-387c43659ba8  |t 0 
952 f f |p Can Circulate  |a College of the Holy Cross  |b Main Campus  |c Science  |d Science Library  |t 0  |e SB451.3 .W85 2011  |h Library of Congress classification  |i Book  |m 38400000958791