Second nature : a gardener's education
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New York, N.Y. : Delta, 1993.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
304 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Cedar Falls Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 635 POL | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Delta, 1993.
Language
English
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General Note
"A Delta trade paperback."
General Note
Originally published: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, ©1991.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
One day, Harper's Magazine editor Michael Pollan bought an old Connecticut dairy farm. He planted a garden and attempted to follow Thoreau's example: do not impose your will upon the wilderness, the woodchucks, or the weeds. That ethic, of course, did not work. But neither did pesticides or firebombing the woodchuck burrow. So Pollan began to think about the troubled borders between nature and contemporary life. The result is a funny, profound, and beautifully written book which has become a classic of American nature writing. It inspires thoughts on the war of the roses; sex and class conflict in the garden; virtuous composting; the American lawn; seed catalogs, and the politics of planting a tree. A blend of meditation, autobiography, and social history, Second Nature is ultimately a modern Walden.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Pollan, M. (1993). Second nature: a gardener's education . Delta.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pollan, Michael. 1993. Second Nature: A Gardener's Education. Delta.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pollan, Michael. Second Nature: A Gardener's Education Delta, 1993.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Pollan, Michael. Second Nature: A Gardener's Education Delta, 1993.
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