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The brother gardeners : botany, empire, and the birth of an obsession / Andrea Wulf.

Wulf, Andrea. (Author).

Summary:

Follows the lives of botany enthusiasts, Peter Collinson, John Bartram, Philip Miller, Carl Linnaeus, Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander, whose shared passion for plants gave rise to the English love affair with gardens.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780307454751
  • ISBN: 0307454754
  • Physical Description: x, 354 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 21 cm
  • Edition: 1st Vintage Books edition
  • Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, [2010]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published: London : William Heinemann, 2008.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-333) and index.
Subject: Bartram, John, 1699-1777 > Influence.
Collinson, Peter, 1694-1768 > Influence.
Horticulturists > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Plant collectors > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Gardening > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Botany > History > 18th century.

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