{"product_id":"spirited-stone-jamie-ford-9781634059756","title":"Spirited Stone: Lessons from Kubota's Garden","description":"\u003cb\u003eForeword and short story by National Book Award Winner Charles Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntroduction by Tha?a Way, PhD\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShort story by New York Times Best Selling Author, Jamie Ford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcademics, novelists, poets, and garden enthusiasts examine the legacy of immigrant and nurseryman Fujitaro Kubota, whose unique gardens transformed Seattle's regional landscape in the 20th century. A self-taught gardener, Kubota built a thriving landscape business, eventually assembling 20 acres in south Seattle that he shaped into a beautiful and enduring Japanese garden. Today, this public park serves one of Washington's most diverse zip codes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn innovator and artist, Kubota created the first \"drive-through\" garden to capitalize on America's love for the automobile. While incarcerated at Minidoka prison camp during World War II, Kubota also created a memorable garden in the desert. To Kubota, everything has spirit. Rocks and stones pulsed with life, he said, and that energy is still apparent in his gardens today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhotographs by Gemina Garland-Lewis and Nathan Wirth are interwoven with original poetry by Samuel Green, Claudia Castro-Luna, and others to make this a unique book where every page presents a different view of Kubota's garden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jamie Ford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1634059751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781634059756\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chin Music\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.40h x 9.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Jamie Ford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44048223764735,"sku":"9781634059756","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c726e075-e867-408e-b05b-1d05a5e1cd95.jpg?v=1684994582","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spirited-stone-jamie-ford-9781634059756","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}