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A Garden for the President:. Jonathan Pliska

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Author: Jonathan Pliska
Page Count: 256 pages
Published Date: 30 Aug 2016
Publisher: White House Historical Association
Publication Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781931917551
File Name: A.Garden.for.the.President..pdf
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An illustrated history of the White House grounds in four parts: I: Introduction to the site with a discussion of the relationship between the house and its landscape. II: A geographical survey of the grounds and gardens beginning with the North and continuing to the East, South, and West. III: The story of how the gardens have been used through time including public access; first family recreation and entertaining; agricultural uses; and wartime uses, such as the troop encampment during the Civil War. And IV: A look at what has been grown on the grounds including the history of the greenhouses, flowers and ornamental gardening, and the trees. Insets will feature commemorative trees planted by presidents and specific stories of the specimen trees.

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