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Founding Gardeners

The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation

by Andrea Wulf

Hardcover, 349 pages, Random House Inc, List Price: $30 |

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Title: Founding Gardeners
Subtitle: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation
Author: Andrea Wulf

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The award-winning author of The Brother Gardeners presents a tour of the lives of the founding fathers from their perspectives as gardeners, farmers and plantsmen, revealing how a shared passion for agriculture shaped their beliefs and decisions.

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A Nation Planted By Founding Fathers' Green Thumbs

April 24, 2011 • Washington, Jefferson and Adams may have planted the seeds of liberty in America, but a new book says they were also obsessed with nurturing tomatoes, beans and trees in lovingly tended gardens.

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The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation

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