Low Price Guarantee
We Take School POs
American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn
Contributor(s): Steinberg, Ted (Author)

View larger image

ISBN: 0393329305     ISBN-13: 9780393329308
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
OUR PRICE: $22.75  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2007
Qty:

Annotation: Blending muckraking journalism and social history, Steinberg looks at both the lighter and the darker side of the all-American landscape in this witty expose, from mower accidents and pesticide poisonings to lawnmower racing. 40 illustrations.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Gardening | Lawns
Dewey: 635.964
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" L (0.95 lbs) 314 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers.

Contributor Bio(s): Steinberg, Ted: - Ted Steinberg is professor of history at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He is the author of four books, including Acts of God: The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America.
 
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review
 
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First!