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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wulf, Andrea
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Knopf, 2011.
Subjects:	Gardening > United States > History > 18th century. Gardens, American > History > 18th century. Gardening > Political aspects. Founding Fathers of the United States. Political activists > United States > Biography. Conduct of life. National characteristics, American > History.

Table of Contents:

"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.

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