The Gardens of the British Working Class

Informationen zum Autor Margaret Willes is an enthusiastic gardener and the former publisher at the National Trust. Her previous books include Reading Matters and The Making of the English Gardener: Plants, Books and Inspiration, 1560-1660, both published by Yale. Klappentext An illustrated people's history that celebrates the extraordinary feats of cultivation by the working class in Britain, even if the land they toiled, planted and loved was not their own. It is also a record of the myriad ways in which the popular cultivation of plants, vegetables and flowers plays an integral role in everyday British life.

Product details

• Authors: Margaret Willes
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.03.2014
• EAN: 9780300187847
• ISBN: 978-0-300-18784-7
• Subject: Guides > Nature > Garden