{"product_id":"the-wildest-place-on-earth-john-hanson-mitchell-9781582432151","title":"The Wildest Place on Earth: Italian Gardens and the Invention of Wilderness","description":"\u003cb\u003eA compelling inquiry of the meaning of wilderness follows the author's exploration of local landscapes such as a hedge maze and town parks in search of that essential contact with nature.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the ironic story of how Italian Renaissance and Baroque gardens encouraged the preservation of the American wilderness and ultimately fostered the creation of the world's first national park system. Told via Mitchell's sometimes disastrous and humorous travels--from the gardens of southern Italy up through Tuscany and the lake island gardens--the book is filled with history, folklore, myths, and legends of Western Europe, including a detailed history of the labyrinth, a common element in Renaissance gardens. In his attempt to understand the Italian garden in detail, Mitchell set out to create one on his own property--with a labyrinth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Hanson Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1582432155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781582432151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 6.32w x 0.58d","brand":"John Hanson Mitchell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44068652286207,"sku":"9781582432151","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d33eca14-e44c-4934-837c-243c80eb0445.jpg?v=1685420242","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wildest-place-on-earth-john-hanson-mitchell-9781582432151","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}