The Founding Gardeners: How The Revolutionary Generation Created An American Eden (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
It is hard to rank this book because it is kind of a like a text book, only the story is more interesting. While the history portion about our founding fathers was familiar, their passion for and commitment to agriculture and developing a self-sustaining farming model for the United States was pretty fascinating. And, given a choice between being the President of the United States and a farmer, they all, by far, wanted to be home on their own land doing what they loved best -- farm. It wasn't a difficult read - actually rather short. What made the book thick was the annotations and references which the author does a very thorough job of documenting. This is a very interesting book. It wasn't entirely what I was expecting. I had expected more about Monticello, specifically. However I learned a lot more, in a general sense. I hadn't realized the impact the Washington played on the American gardening landscape. I also hadn't realized the struggles that Adams faced, or the prolonged and difficult evolution of Washington D.C. as the Nation's capital. So even though this book didn't cover the specifics I was hoping for , it covered some much more in general.
What do You think about The Founding Gardeners: How The Revolutionary Generation Created An American Eden (2011)?
Facinating story of the Revolutionary Generation, Nature and the Shaping of the American Nation
—kripananda
Interesting but not as good as The Brothers Gardeners by Wulf. But I would recommend it.
—Isma6877
Very interesting and lots of new knowledge (for me) of our early history. Recommended!
—Shamara
