{"product_id":"the-brother-gardeners-andrea-wulf-9780307454751","title":"The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obession","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating look at the men who made Britain the center of the botanical world--from the author of \u003ci\u003eMagnificent Rebels\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Nature. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Wulf's flair for storytelling is combined with scholarship, brio, and a charmingly airy style.... A delightful book--and you don't need to be a gardener to enjoy it.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBringing to life the science and adventure of eighteenth-century plant collecting, \u003ci\u003eThe Brother Gardeners\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of how six men created the modern garden and changed the horticultural world in the process. It is a story of a garden revolution that began in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1733, colonial farmer John Bartram shipped two boxes of precious American plants and seeds to Peter Collinson in London. Around these men formed the nucleus of a botany movement, which included famous Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus; Philip Miller, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gardeners Dictionary; \u003c\/i\u003eand Joseph Banks and David Solander, two botanist explorers, who scoured the globe for plant life aboard Captain Cook's Endeavor. As they cultivated exotic blooms from around the world, they helped make Britain an epicenter of horticultural and botanical expertise. \u003ci\u003eThe Brother Gardeners\u003c\/i\u003e paints a vivid portrait of an emerging world of knowledge and gardening as we know it today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrea Wulf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307454754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307454751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.56w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/14\/2010 pg. 22","brand":"Andrea Wulf","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044378702079,"sku":"9780307454751","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3033b49e-9bdb-4069-994a-9bf2305015c3.jpg?v=1684972511","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-brother-gardeners-andrea-wulf-9780307454751","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}