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A Many-Colored Glass
Reflections on the Place of Life in the Universe
Dyson, Freeman J.Freeman Dyson’s latest book does not attempt to bring together all of the celebrated physicist’s thoughts on science and technology into a unified theory. The emphasis is,...
Recomposing Ecopoetics
North American Poetry of the Self-Conscious Anthropocene
Keller, LynnIn the first book devoted exclusively to the ecopoetics of the twenty-first century, Lynn Keller examines poetry of what she terms the "self-conscious Anthropocene," a period...
The Pleasure Gardens of Virginia
From Jamestown to Jefferson
Martin, PeterUsing a rich assortment of illustrations and biographical sketches, Peter Martin relates the experiences of colonial gardeners who shaped the natural beauty of Virginia's...
The Fruits and Fruit Trees of Monticello
Hatch, Peter J.Lavishly illustrated, Peter Hatch's The Fruits and Fruit Trees of Monticello is not only a detailed history of Jefferson's gardens and their re-creation but a virtual...
Cartooning the Landscape
Sullivan, ChipOne of the singular talents in landscape design, Chip Sullivan has shared his expertise through a seemingly unusual medium that, at second glance, makes perfect sense--the...
Imagining Mount Athos
Visions of a Holy Place, from Homer to World War II
della Dora, VeronicaFor more than one thousand years the monastic republic of Mount Athos has been one of the most chronicled and yet least accessible places in the Mediterranean. Difficult to...
Drawn to Landscape
The Pioneering Work of J. B. Jackson
Mendelsohn, Janet, Wilson, ChristopherFrom 1951 to 1969, John Brinckerhoff (J. B.) Jackson founded, edited, and published Landscape, a magazine that changed the way scholars, writers, teachers, designers, planners...
Visions of the Land
Science, Literature, and the American Environment from the Era of Exploration to the Age of Ecology
Bryson, Michael A.The work of John Charles Fremont, Richard Byrd, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, John Wesley Powell, Susan Cooper, Rachel Carson, and Loren Eiseley represents a widely divergent body...
Black Landscapes Matter
Hood, Walter, Tada, Grace MitchellThe question "Do black landscapes matter?" cuts deep to the core of American history. From the plantations of slavery to contemporary segregated cities, from freedman villages...