"Not since Jefferson himself has anyone combined such love and
knowledge of all that blooms and grows and bears fruit at
Monticello as does Peter Hatch.... History, pomology, the mind of
Thomas Jefferson, the best of many worlds in scholarship and
nature, are all to be found here, as well as a number of
surprises.... The book is at once thorough, authoritative, and a
pleasure to read. For it's not only that the author knows his
subject as does no one else, but that he has the natural ability as
a writer to include us in its pleasures."--David McCullough
Anyone who didn't already know that fruit-growing looks more
romantic from the outside than the inside will come away from the
book recognizing that a working 'fruitery' is a hard-won
achievement.
"As seen here, Monticello fascinatingly crystallized an age full
of promise, puzzlement, and contradictions. It was a place
quintessentially Jeffersonian: the creation of a man who loved
experimenting with unions of the useful and the beautiful."-- "Los
Angeles Times "
"This is an intriguing book. It took Hatch 10 years to write a
book that will appeal to pomologists, backyard fruit growers,
historians, and politicians. That is a wide sweep and Hatch does it
magnificently."-- "Richmond Times-Dispatch "
"Illustrated both with old drawings and photographs as well as
recent color photographs of the varieties, this book has an
astonishing amount of historical detail.... Those interested in
early American fruit culture and the dawn of horticulture (which
were nearly synonymous) will find no better account than this."--
"Horticulture "
"Beautifully illustrated, "The Fruits and Fruit Trees of
Monticello " is indispensable reading for anyone interested in
Jefferson, or the history of American horticulture." --
"Traditional Gardening "
Lavishly illustrated, Peter Hatch's "The Fruits and Fruit Trees
of Monticello " is not only a detailed history of Jefferson's
gardens and their re-creation but a virtual encyclopedia of early
American pomology.
Peter J. Hatch is Director of Gardens and Grounds at Monticello
and the author of "The Gardens of Monticello and "Thomas
Jefferson's Flower Garden at Monticello " (Virginia). "
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