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| Auteur principal : |
Wulf Andrea
(Auteur) |
| Format : |
Livre |
| Langue : |
anglais |
| Titre complet : |
Founding gardeners : the revolutionary generation, nature, and the shaping of the American nation / Andrea Wulf |
| Publié : |
New York :
Alfred A. Knopf
, 2011
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| Description matérielle : |
1 vol. (X-349 p., [8] p. de pl.) |
| Contenu : |
"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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