Author: James BoydPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
A History of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 1827-1927
Author: James BoydPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Dissertation Abstracts International
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
Directory of History Departments and Organizations in the United States and Canada
Author: America, History and Life
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Provides historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Includes information abstracted from over 2,000 journals published worldwide.
For Shade and for Comfort
Author: Cheryl Lyon-JennessPublisher: Purdue University Press
ISBN: 9781557532862
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Between 1850 and 1880, Americans of all ranks and circumstances planted shade trees, cultivated flower gardens, and established lawns with a new found enthusiasm that both astonished and delighted horticultural advocates. For Shade and For Comfort explores this unprecedented burst of horticultural interest and documents its influence on Midwestern domestic landscapes. Drawing upon a wide range of largely unexplored resources - including lithographic images of farm, village, and city homes; agricultural society records; nursery and seed catalogues; and the diaries and letters of local residents - this innovative study examines how advocates encouraged ornamental plant interest and then considers the significance of trees and flowers for their mid-nineteenth-century promoters and for the people who planted and nurtured them. From these diverse perspectives, ornamental plants emerge as densely layered cultural symbols offering not only a very real touch of shade or beauty, but for many, a sense of security and comfort amidst a rapidly changing American society. With its careful portrayal of actual ornamental plant use, its examination of nineteenth century horticultural advice literature and the nursery and seed trades, and its insightful analysis of the meanings attached to shade trees and flower gardens, For Shade and For Comfort will appeal to rural, cultural, and environmental historians, historians of the Midwest, historic preservationists, and those who simply love horticulture and gardening.
Pennsylvania Heritage
Author: Catalogue
Author: Harvard University. Graduate School of Design. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
J. Horace McFarland
Author: Ernest MorrisonPublisher: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Ernest Morrison compellingly tells the story of J. Horace McFarland's defense of Niagara Falls from power company interests, collaboration with John Muir and others to preserve the Hetch Hetchy Valley at Yosemite, and becoming known as the father of the National Park Service. This book is a vivid account of his crucial role in early conservation.
Landscape Architecture
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Landscape architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Handbook on Origins of American Horticulture
Author: Dorothy S. ManksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description