The World as Garden The Life and Writings of David Fairchild 1 David Fairchild David Lee
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The World as Garden is an anthology of the writings of David Fairchild, one of the most important figures in American agriculture and science in the first half of the 20th century, and influential in the early history of Miami. Fairchild was a plant explorer, and established and directed the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction of the USDA, which helped transform crop diversity, quality and yields, and to dramatically expand American agriculture. These writings, from books, articles, unpublished letters and manuscripts, are arranged to describe the chronology of events in his life, his love for plants and nature, and affection for family and friends. Strategically placed essays and bridging paragraphs help to integrate Fairchild’s writings into the story of his life. The book is also illustrated with 100 black and white photographs, many published for the first time, and it ends with a comprehensive index.
The World as Garden The Life and Writings of David Fairchild 1 David Fairchild David Lee
A new anthology that includes the highly personal and entertaining writings of Dr. David Fairchild---a man given unbelievable opportunities in his life time to become Director of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction for the USDA. He traveled the world over in the late 1800s and 1900s to collect plants for the gardens we love today. He is one of the early plant explorers, his travels including wonderful and detailed stories about his explorations in foreign countries. Far from a dull book on plants, his writings give us wonderful insight to many exotic places and peoples of the world, including detailed discussion of numerous tropical plants he and others introduced into America---changing forever our landscape. To his already large circle of educated and well-known friends, he married Alexander Graham Bell's daughter---his sister-in-law later marrying Gilbert Grosvenor of National Geographic.Through a wonderfully organized anthology by David Lee, we catch a glimpse of Fairchild's life through his many tropical escapes, but also through the insights and philosophical views he gained over a lifetime of exploration and experimentation. As man of great vision and experience, he grew up in a time period when it was possible to become one of the most well-known and respected leaders in his field. He was instrumental in creating the Everglades National Park and Fairchild Gardens in Coconut Grove---a most accomplished man, to say the least. A must read.
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The World as Garden The Life and Writings of David Fairchild 1 David Fairchild David Lee Reviews
This book is my first formal introduction to the writings of David Fairchild. Excerpts are taken from David Fairchild's five popular books Book of Monsters, Exploring for Plants, The World Was my Garden, Garden Islands of the Great East, and the World Grows Round My Door. David Fairchild's style is engaging and draws you into his stories.
The editor, David Lee, does and excellent job writing essays on the different periods of David Fairchild's life that influenced his writings. He also brought together many excellent black and white photographs to illustrate the story line, some of which were in archives, but never previously published.
This book is an interesting read for those interested in plant exploration, history, and true adventure stories.
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I enjoyed the book. It was well done and informative. It was a nice autobiography. Good description of his activities.
This book introduces the average reader in lucid prose to the intriguing world of tropical biology by describing and reproducing the remarkable life and works of David Fairchild of the late 1800s and first half of the 1900s. Anyone interested in adventure, tropical plants around the world and especially the Florida everglades would enjoy reading it.
A new anthology that includes the highly personal and entertaining writings of Dr. David Fairchild---a man given unbelievable opportunities in his life time to become Director of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction for the USDA. He traveled the world over in the late 1800s and 1900s to collect plants for the gardens we love today. He is one of the early plant explorers, his travels including wonderful and detailed stories about his explorations in foreign countries. Far from a dull book on plants, his writings give us wonderful insight to many exotic places and peoples of the world, including detailed discussion of numerous tropical plants he and others introduced into America---changing forever our landscape. To his already large circle of educated and well-known friends, he married Alexander Graham Bell's daughter---his sister-in-law later marrying Gilbert Grosvenor of National Geographic.
Through a wonderfully organized anthology by David Lee, we catch a glimpse of Fairchild's life through his many tropical escapes, but also through the insights and philosophical views he gained over a lifetime of exploration and experimentation. As man of great vision and experience, he grew up in a time period when it was possible to become one of the most well-known and respected leaders in his field. He was instrumental in creating the Everglades National Park and Fairchild Gardens in Coconut Grove---a most accomplished man, to say the least. A must read.
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