{"product_id":"the-american-gardener-paperback","title":"The American Gardener - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Cobbett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVerlyn Klinkenborg\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBack in print after 150 years\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOut of print since 1856, \u003ci\u003eThe American Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps the first classic work of American gardening literature. In it, William Cobbett, Victorian England's greatest and most gifted journalist, draws upon his experiences during a two-year exile on a Long Island, New York, farm to lay out the rudiments of gardening for American farmers and, ultimately, to tailor principles developed in wet, drippy, weed-prone British gardens to their fine, sun-drenched counterparts in America. Full of practical knowledge memorably imparted with Cobbett's gift for the indelible phrase, \u003ci\u003eThe American Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e offers advice still useful today on all aspects of gardening, with special attention to those plants successful in the New World, including the artichoke (\"indeed, a thistle upon a gigantic scale\") and the increasingly ubiquitous potato. Rediscovered 180 years after its composition, \u003ci\u003eThe American Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e is evidence of a great mind and pen at work in the earliest days of American gardens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Modern Library edition is published with a new Introduction by Verlyn Klinkenborg, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e editorialist and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rural Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaking Hay\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Fine Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in print after 150 years \u003cbr\u003eOut of print since 1856, \"The American Gardener is perhaps the first classic work of American gardening literature. In it, William Cobbett, Victorian England's greatest and most gifted journalist, draws upon his experiences during a two-year exile on a Long Island, New York, farm to lay out the rudiments of gardening for American farmers and, ultimately, to tailor principles developed in wet, drippy, weed-prone British gardens to their fine, sun-drenched counterparts in America. Full of practical knowledge memorably imparted with Cobbett's gift for the indelible phrase, \"The American Gardener offers advice still useful today on all aspects of gardening, with special attention to those plants successful in the New World, including the artichoke (\"indeed, a thistle upon a gigantic scale\") and the increasingly ubiquitous potato. Rediscovered 180 years after its composition, \"The American Gardener is evidence of a great mind and pen at work in the earliest days of American gardens. \u003cbr\u003eThis Modern Library edition is published with a new Introduction by Verlyn Klinkenborg, a \"New York Times editorialist and the author of \"The Rural Life, \"Making Hay, and \"The Last Fine Time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Cobbett\u003c\/b\u003e, born in Surrey in 1762, was the most prolific muck-raking journalist of his age and the publisher of \u003ci\u003eThe Political Register\u003c\/i\u003e, the main newspaper of the working class in early-nineteenth-century England. He died in 1835. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Pollan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Botany of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e (available from Random House Trade Paperbacks) and \u003ci\u003eSecond Nature\u003c\/i\u003e, named one of the best gardening books of the twentieth century by the American Horticultural Society. He is a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eHarper\u003c\/i\u003e's magazine and a contributing writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.02 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45552815865958,"sku":"9780812967371","price":24.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/8PnnxDV-OR9780812967371.webp?v=1777225870","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-american-gardener-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}