American Green The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn

Name: American Green The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn
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ISBN: 9780393329308

ISBN-10: 0393329305

ISBN-13: 9780393329308

Edition: N/A

Authors: Ted Steinberg

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"Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian."Mike Davis 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. 47 illustrations.

Book details

List price: $23.95
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/17/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 314
Size: 6.10" wide x 8.30" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Prologue



The Origins



Live Free and Mow



The Levitt Legacy



"Mother Nature's Little Helper"



The Color of Money



The Augusta Syndrome



The Dark Side



"First-Aid for the Earth"



Blades of Thunder



Mow, Blow, and Go



The Future



The Suburban Jungle



The Case for Brown


Epilogue


Notes


Acknowledgments


Illustration Credits


Index