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Paradise on the Hudson : the creation, loss, and revival of a great American garden / Caroline Seebohm.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Description: 222 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits (some color) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1604698578
  • 9781604698572
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SB466.U7 U587 2020
Contents:
The creator -- The architecture -- The horticulture -- The triumph -- The decline -- The rescue.
Summary: "On a single day in 1939, more than 30,000 people visited the Untermyer Garden--at the time, one of the world's grandest landscapes. Thirty years later, most of the site had been sold or abandoned. Who was the eccentric visionary behind the estate's original glory? What triggered the garden's decline and sparked its restoration? In Paradise on the Hudson, Caroline Seebohm brings to light the remarkable story of a larger-than-life figure lost mostly to history, and the impact of his horticultural obsession. It is a fascinating tale about of the role of passion in both creating and rescuing one of America's greatest gardening achievements."--Provided by publisher
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB466.U6 U68 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800185316
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The creator -- The architecture -- The horticulture -- The triumph -- The decline -- The rescue.

"On a single day in 1939, more than 30,000 people visited the Untermyer Garden--at the time, one of the world's grandest landscapes. Thirty years later, most of the site had been sold or abandoned. Who was the eccentric visionary behind the estate's original glory? What triggered the garden's decline and sparked its restoration? In Paradise on the Hudson, Caroline Seebohm brings to light the remarkable story of a larger-than-life figure lost mostly to history, and the impact of his horticultural obsession. It is a fascinating tale about of the role of passion in both creating and rescuing one of America's greatest gardening achievements."--Provided by publisher

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