The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession (English Edition) Versión Kindle
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'The English are all, more or less, gardeners.' From the Preface to the German translation of Philip Miller's The Gardener's Dictionary One January morning in 1734, cloth merchant Peter Collinson hurried down to the docks at London's Custom House to collect cargo just arrived from John Bartram, his new contact in the American colonies. But it was not reels of wool or bales of cotton that awaited him, but plants and seeds... Over the next forty years, Bartram would send hundreds of American species to England, where Collinson was one of a handful of men who would foster a national obsession and change the gardens of Britain forever, introducing lustrous evergreens, fiery autumn foliage and colourful shrubs. They were men of wealth and taste but also of knowledge and experience like Philip Miller, author of the bestselling Gardeners Dictionary, and the Swede Carl Linnaeus, whose standardised botanical nomenclature popularised botany as a genteel pastime for the middle-classes; and the botanist-adventurer Joseph Banks and his colleague Daniel Solander who both explored the strange flora of Tahiti and Australia on the greatest voyage of discovery of modern times, Captain Cook's Endeavour. This is the story of these men - friends, rivals, enemies, united by a passion for plants - whose correspondence, collaborations and squabbles make for a riveting human tale which is set against the backdrop of the emerging empire, the uncharted world beyond and London as the capital of science. From the scent of the exotic blooms in Tahiti and Botany Bay to the gardens at Chelsea and Kew, and from the sounds and colours of the streets of the City to the staggering vistas of the Appalachian mountains, The Brother Gardeners tells the story how Britain became a nation of gardeners. --Este texto se refiere a una edición agotada o no disponible de este título.. "This absorbing and delightful book about 18th-century botanists stands out among histories of plant hunting because it treats of collective endeavours, rather than daring individual missions. It is about friendships, frustrations and rows, as well as about new species. The approach works superbly because Andrea Wulf makes us see her subjects so vividly." (Jenny Uglow Sunday Telegraph) "A wondrous telling of the history of the very English love affair with gardens and growing things...I have learned so much from this book." (Jon Snow) "The Brother Gardeners is a delightful book. It brings the story of 18th-century gardening to life in a remarkably vivid way, and sheds new light on the personality clashes and prejudices which lay at the root of the Georgians' passion for plants." (Adrian Tinniswood) "Immaculately written and researched, this book brings to life the dramas and dangers of eighteenth-century plant collecting. You will never look at the plants in your garden in quite the same way when you know what these intrepid men went through to find them." (Catherine Horwood) "In her excellent book, The Brother Gardeners, Andrea Wulf tells the story of these men, admirably conveying the excitement and horticultural advancements of the age and bringing everything to life with vivid contemporary detail." (House & Garden) --Este texto se refiere a una edición agotada o no disponible de este título.. Andrea Wulf was born in India and moved to Germany as a child. She trained as a design historian at the Royal College of Art and is the co-author (with Emma Gieben-Gamal) of This Other Eden: Seven Great Gardens and 300 Years of English History. She has written for The Sunday Times, the Financial Times, The Garden, The Architects' Journal, and regularly reviews for several newspapers, including the Guardian and the Times Literary Supplement. --Este texto se refiere a una edición agotada o no disponible de este título.. Praise for This Other Eden 'Masterfully told history of English gardens' Financial Times 'A tale of plants, politics and passion' Sunday Express 'This is a smart and readable combination of social history, politics, biography and drama ... written with real enthusiasm and expertise ... This Other Eden is a delightful hybrid of novel and reference book' The Guardian 'A book of considerable charm, an ideal present not only for those with a declared interest in garden history' House & Garden 'Delectable, serious and beautifully illustrated' Literary Review --Este texto se refiere a una edición agotada o no disponible de este título.. One January morning in 1734, cloth merchant Peter Collinson hurried down to the docks at London's Custom House to collect cargo just arrived from John Bartram in the American colonies. But it was not bales of cotton that awaited him, but plants and seeds...Over the next forty years, Bartram would send hundreds of American species to England, where Collinson was one of a handful of men who would foster a national obsession and change the gardens of Britain forever: Philip Miller, author of the bestselling Gardeners Dictionary; the Swede Carl Linnaeus, whose standardised botanical nomenclature popularised botany; the botanist-adventurer Joseph Banks and his colleague Daniel Solander who both explored the strange flora of Tahiti and Australia on Captain Cook's Endeavour.This is the story of these men - friends, rivals, enemies, united by a passion for plants. Set against the backdrop of the emerging empire and the uncharted world beyond, The Brother Gardeners tells the story how Britain became a nation of gardeners.
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