The Wildest Place on Earth

Italian Gardens and the Invention of Wilderness

Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Gardening, Essays, Travel, Adventure & Literary Travel
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Author: John Hanson Mitchell ISBN: 9781611687743
Publisher: University Press of New England Publication: April 22, 2015
Imprint: University Press of New England Language: English
Author: John Hanson Mitchell
ISBN: 9781611687743
Publisher: University Press of New England
Publication: April 22, 2015
Imprint: University Press of New England
Language: English

This is the ironic story of how Italian Renaissance and Baroque gardens encouraged the preservation of the American wilderness and ultimately fostered the creation of the world’s first national park system. Told via Mitchell’s sometimes disastrous and humorous travels—from the gardens of southern Italy up through Tuscany and the lake island gardens—the book is filled with history, folklore, myths, and legends of Western Europe, including a detailed history of the labyrinth, a common element in Renaissance gardens. In his attempt to understand the Italian garden in detail, Mitchell set out to create one on his own property—with a labyrinth.

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This is the ironic story of how Italian Renaissance and Baroque gardens encouraged the preservation of the American wilderness and ultimately fostered the creation of the world’s first national park system. Told via Mitchell’s sometimes disastrous and humorous travels—from the gardens of southern Italy up through Tuscany and the lake island gardens—the book is filled with history, folklore, myths, and legends of Western Europe, including a detailed history of the labyrinth, a common element in Renaissance gardens. In his attempt to understand the Italian garden in detail, Mitchell set out to create one on his own property—with a labyrinth.

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