Places for the spirit : traditional African American gardens / photographs by Vaughn Sills ; foreword by Hilton Als.
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TextPublication details: San Antonio, Tex. : Trinity University Press, c2010.Description: xx, 138 p. : chiefly ill. ; 29 cmISBN: - 9781595340641 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 1595340645 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- SB457.527 .S55 2010
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves | SB468.5.A2 S55 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800122186 |
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Includes bibliographical references.
"A collection of over 80 documentary photographs of African American gardens and their creators in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Includes a foreword by Hilton Als. The gardens' design and meanings can be traced to gardens of American slaves and further back to their African heritage"--Provided by publisher.