The Forgiveness Of Nature by Graham Harvey

The Forgiveness Of Nature by Graham Harvey

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Summary

This work explores the world of grass from every possible perspective. It explains its role in the history of Britain and America (and indeed of Humanity itself), elaborates in minute detail the botany of a grass field or lawn and talks to the groundsmen of Wimbledon and West Ham.

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The Forgiveness Of Nature by Graham Harvey

This work explores the world of grass from every possible perspective. It explains its role of Britain and America (and indeed of Humanity itself), elaborates in minute detail the botany of a grass field or lawn, talks to the groundsmen of Wimbledon and West Ham, explores the ornate history of the lawn-mower and the minutiae of cattle-breeding, and surveys the development of the municipal park.
Graham Harvey is a scriptwriter and the Agricultural Story Editor of The Archers. A former farming journalist his first book, The Killing of the Countryside, has become a classic.
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ISBN 13 9780224060479
ISBN 10 0224060473
Title The Forgiveness Of Nature
Author Graham Harvey
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 2001-08-30
Number of pages 384
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