It’s that time of year again – when we in the United States celebrate those men who committed (in the immortal words of Nicholas Cage) high treason against the King of England. In their honor, in honor of the fourth and in lieu of the ubiquitous fireworks image – here are 4 non-fiction books about the Great Republic that have lingered on my TBR pile … Continue reading Happy Independence Day America!
@AAKnopf Alfred A. Knopf Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Madison were dirt-under-the-fingernails gardeners says Andrea Wulf: http://ow.ly/4VD0w This tweet just made my day. I reviewed (and adored) Andrea Wulf’s book Brother Gardeners: Botany Empire and the Birth of Obsession in 2009. She hinted in interviews 3 years ago that she was working on a new book – about the gardening habits of the American Founding Fathers. … Continue reading News Flash! The Founding Gardeners: How the Revolutionary Generation Created an American Eden by Andrea Wulf
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