TheBrotherGardeners
- 作者
- 出版社 Windmill
- 出版时间 2009年3月
- ISBN 9780099502371
- 定价 150.90
内容简介
OneJanuarymorningin1734，clothmerchantPeterCollinsonhurrieddowntothedocksatLondon'sCustomHousetocollectcargojustarrivedfromJohnBartramintheAmericancolonies.Butitwasnotbalesofcottonthatawaitedhim，butplantsandseeds...Overthenextfortyyears，BartramwouldsendhundredsofAmericanspeciestoEngland，whereCollinsonwasoneofahandfulofmenwhowouldfosteranationalobsessionandchangethegardensofBritainforever：PhilipMiller，authorofthebestsellingGardenersDictionary;theSwedeCarlLinnaeus，whosestandardisedbotanicalnomenclaturepopularisedbotany;thebotanist-adventurerJosephBanksandhiscolleagueDanielSolanderwhobothexploredthestrangefloraofTahitiandAustraliaonCaptainCook'sEndeavour.Thisisthestoryofthesemen-friends，rivals，enemies，unitedbyapassionforplants.Setagainstthebackdropoftheemergingempireandtheunchartedworldbeyond，TheBrotherGardenerstellsthestoryhowBritainbecameanationofgardeners.
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