| American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn Contributor(s): Steinberg, Ted (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393329305 ISBN-13: 9780393329308 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $22.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: Blending muckraking journalism and social history, Steinberg looks at both the lighter and the darker side of the all-American landscape in this witty expose, from mower accidents and pesticide poisonings to lawnmower racing. 40 illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Gardening | Lawns |
| Dewey: 635.964 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 314 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Steinberg, Ted: - Ted Steinberg is professor of history at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He is the author of four books, including Acts of God: The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America. |