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Steinberg, Theodore, 1961-
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Lawns -- United States -- History.
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Steinberg, Theodore, 1961-
Lawns -- United States -- History.
Lawns -- United States.
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American green : the obsessive quest for the perfect lawn / Ted Steinberg.
by
Steinberg, Theodore, 1961-
W.W. Norton, c2006.
Call #:
635.9647 S819a
Subjects
Lawns
--
United
States
--
History
.
Lawns
--
United
States
.
ISBN:
9780393060843 (hardcover)
0393060845 (hardcover)
9780393329308 (pbk. : 2007)
0393329305 (pbk. : 2007)
Edition:
[1st ed.]
Description:
xv, 295 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
"The grassy equivalent of Fast Food Nation"--Publishers Weekly.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
[pt. 1.] The origins
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Live free and mow
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The Levitt legacy
--
"Mother nature's little helper"
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The color of money
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The Augusta syndrome
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[pt. 2.] The dark side
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"First-aid for the earth"
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Blades of thunder
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Mow, blow, and go
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[pt. 3.] The future
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The suburban jungle
--
The case for brown.
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