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The Wildest Place on Earth: Italian Gardens and the Invention of Wilderness
The Wildest Place on Earth Italian Gardens and the Invention of Wilderness
Author: John Hanson Mitchell
A captivating journey to uncover the essence of wilderness, by one of this country's most original nature writers. In The Wildest Place on Earth Mitchell sets out on a journey to uncover the essence of wilderness. Instead of traveling to remote, untamed parts of the world, Mitchell ends up exploring the green realms of his childhood and ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781582432151
ISBN-10: 1582432155
Publication Date: 5/2002
Pages: 208
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Publisher: Merloyd Lawrence Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Mitchell's discussion of gardens expands his thinking about landscapes in Eastern Massachusetts to the old world of gardening in Italy and some history of garden design. While very personal in his approach, interweaving history with details from his own life, the book is still quite abstract.


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