"A rich spot of earth" : Thomas Jefferson's revolutionary garden at Monticello / Peter J. Hatch ; foreword by Alice Waters.
Hatch, Peter J., 1949-
2012
SB320.7.V8 H38 2012 (Mapit)
Available at General Collection

Items

Details

Title "A rich spot of earth" : Thomas Jefferson's revolutionary garden at Monticello / Peter J. Hatch ; foreword by Alice Waters.
Author Hatch, Peter J., 1949-
ISBN 9780300171143 (alk. paper)
0300171145 (alk. paper)
Publication Details New Haven : Yale University Press, 2012.
Language English
Description 263 p. : col. ill. ; 23 x 27 cm.
Call Number SB320.7.V8 H38 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification 635
Summary Traces the history of Jefferson's vegetable garden, which has been painstakingly restored by the author, from the artichokes and asparagus first planted in 1770 through the horticultural experiments of Jefferson's retirement years.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-255) and index.
Record Appears in On-Campus Resources > Books
All Resources
Thomas Jefferson's revolutionary garden. "A rich spot of earth" ; Building the garden ; The garden and its people ; The culture of the garden ; The garden restored, the garden today
Fruits, roots, and leaves : a catalog of selected Monticello vegetables. Fruits : artichokes to tomatoes ; Fruits : beans and peas, Jefferson's "pulse" ; Roots ; Leaves
Appendix 1. Vegetables mentioned in Thomas Jefferson's Garden Book, correspondence, and memoranda
Appendix 2. Sources for historic and heirloom vegetables.

Browse Subjects

Show more subjects...

Statistics

from
to
Export