From Kelso to Kalamazoo. by Margaret Jeary
George Taylor was a gardener and nurseryman and, when settled in Kalamazoo, he soon established a successful business supplying plants and hedging. He was an award-winning horticulturalist and was responsible for the introduction of the cultivation of celery to the USA.'The memoirs provide a fascinating insight to life in the nineteenth century... His story is an unusually positive Victorian tale, with the added bonus of being 'true'. National Archives of Scotland ' ... a valuable insight into daily life in a neglected region of Scotland and a burgeoning town of the American mid-west.' Marjory Harper in Review of Scottish Culture
Margaret Jeary lives in the Scottish Borders and gives lectures locally on George Taylor. Mark Mulhern is a Researcher in the European Ethnological Research Centre, part of the School of Scottish Studies, Edinburgh.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781905267279 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905267274 |
| Title | From Kelso to Kalamazoo. |
| Author | Margaret Jeary |
| Series | Flashbacks |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | NMSE - Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-03-20 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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