The Wildest Place on Earth: Italian Gardens and the Invention of Wilderness
Books / Hardcover
ISBN: 1582430462 / Publisher: Counterpoint, March 2001
A compelling exploration of the meaning of ôwildernessö follows the authorÆs exploration of local landscapes such as a hedge maze and town parks in search of that essential contact with nature.
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Mitchell, editor of the National Audubon Society magazine Sanctuary and author of natural and human history books, deals with the perennial human quest for inspiration in wild places, and the irony of finding it not in the remote wilderness of the mountains but in the well-ordered, cultivated gardens of Europe and his own back garden in Massachusetts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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