First printing (per publisher's number line upon copyright page). xiv, 265 pages. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 26.5cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed; some tear and ding at front panel's lower right. Green cloth with vibrant gilt stamping to spine. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 3.5 pounds (1.58 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 9780300171143.

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Title

"A RICH SPOT OF EARTH" THOMAS JEFFERSON'S REVOLUTIONARY GARDEN AT MONTICELLO.

Publisher

New Haven, CT and London: Yale University Press, 2012.

Publication Date

2012

Language

English

ISBN 10

0300171145

ISBN 13

9780300171143

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

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Were Thomas Jefferson to walk the grounds of Monticello today, he would no doubt feel fully at home in the 1,000-foot terraced vegetable garden where the very vegetables and herbs he favored are thriving. Extensively and painstakingly restored under Peter J. Hatch's brilliant direction, Jefferson's unique vegetable garden now boasts the same medley of plants he enthusiastically cultivated in the early nineteenth century. The garden is a living expression of Jefferson's genius and his distinctly American attitudes. Its impact on the culinary, garden, and landscape history of the United States continues to the present day.Graced with nearly 200 full-color illustrations, "A Rich Spot of Earth" is the first book devoted to all aspects of the Monticello vegetable garden. Hatch guides us from the asparagus and artichokes first planted in 1770 through the horticultural experiments of Jefferson's retirement years (1809 1826). The author explores topics ranging from labor

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As Director Emeritus of Gardens and Grounds at Monticello, Peter J. Hatch was responsible for the maintenance, interpretation, and restoration of its 2,400-acre landscape from 1977 until 2012. He lives in Charlottesville, VA.

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