American Green Ted Steinberg

Name: American Green By Ted Steinberg
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American Green by Ted Steinberg

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Summary

Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian.-Mike Davis

American Green Summary

American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn by Ted Steinberg

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty expose of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers.

American Green Reviews

The lawn is the centerpiece of the American Dream, and why wouldn't we dream about our obsession? In American Green, Ted Steinberg explores the psychological, moral, economic, and, yes, even political implications of growing and mowing a lawn, a not at all academic act that turns out to be a blast. You may never picnic the same way again, but if you do, you will want to talk about it with your city councilman, if not your doctor. -- Robert Sullivan, author of Rats

About Ted Steinberg

Ted Steinberg is professor of history at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He is the author of four books, including Acts of God: The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America.

Additional information

Sku

GOR010696670

ISBN 13

9780393329308

ISBN 10

0393329305

Title

American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn by Ted Steinberg

Author

Ted Steinberg

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

WW Norton & Co

Year published

20070223

Number of pages

314

Prizes

N/A

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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us