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Republic of Shade
Thomas J. Campanella
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New England and the American Elm
出版Yale University Press, 2003-04-10
主題Gardening / Trees
ISBN97803000973990300097395
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=fVn_lA32bq4C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The American elm, elegant and highly adaptable, was an essential feature of America's cultural landscape for more than a century, forming great verdant parasols above, and giving its name to streets all across the nation. The elm became a defining element in the spatial design of America's villages, towns and cities, first in New England, and, with the westward transit of Yankee culture, eventually throughout the United States. This illustrated text traces the elm's transformation from a fast-growing weed into a regional and national icon, and shows how Elm Street satisfied America's quest for a pastoral urbanism imagined since the time of Jefferson.