American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn
Download or Read eBook American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn PDF written by Ted Steinberg and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2006-03-17 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Ted Steinberg |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2006-03-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780393866995 |
ISBN-13 | : 0393866998 |
Rating | : 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn by : Ted Steinberg
Book excerpt: “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.