Publication

2008-05-01 - University Of Chicago Press

Language

English

Word Count

116,000 words, Guess

Page Count

464 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780226502342
  • Open LibraryOL10192407M

Classifications

  • LCCSB466.U65C565 2008
  • LCCSB466.U65 C565 2008

Description

"In 1837 the fledgling city of Chicago, once maligned as a swampy outpost, brazenly adopted the motto Urbs in Horto, or City in a Garden. Chicago Gardens shows how this upstart town earned its unlikely sobriquet over the next century, from the first vegetable plots at Fort Dearborn to innovative garden designs at the 1933 World's Fair. Cathy Jean Maloney has spent decades researching the city's horticultural heritage, and here she reveals the unusual history of Chicago's first gardens."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Chicago Gardens: The Early History (Center for American Places - Center Books on American Places)HardcoverUniversity Of Chicago Press2008-05-01

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