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Founding gardeners : the revolutionary generation, nature, and the shaping of the American nation

"From the author of the acclaimed The Brother Gardeners, a fascinating look at the founding fathers from the unique and intimate perspective of their lives as gardeners, plantsmen, and farmers. For the founding fathers, gardening, agriculture, and botany were elemental passions, as deeply ingra...

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Main Author: Wulf, Andrea.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Edition:1st American ed.
Subjects and Genres:
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. > Political activists > United States > Biography.
Conduct of life.
National characteristics, American > History.
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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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