{"product_id":"worlds-fair-gardens-shaping-american-landscapes-hardcover","title":"World's Fair Gardens: Shaping American Landscapes - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCathy Jean Maloney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs showcases for dramatic changes in garden style and new technology, world's fairs offered leading landscape designers and nurserymen the chance to tempt visitors to try new garden trends in backyards across the nation. From horticultural innovations to new landscape styles, the wonders displayed at these fairs had a distinct influence on America's largest urban parks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn World's Fair Gardens, Cathy Jean Maloney offers a lavishly illustrated exploration of the gardens and grounds of America's nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century world's fairs. Maloney describes the landscapes of nine of America's great fairs from the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia to the 1940 World's Fair of Tomorrow in New York, many of whose legacies are still evident. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fairs also created an arena for intense competition among nations. Foreign plant introductions included English rhododendrons in Philadelphia, Mexican cacti in New Orleans, and Japanese gardens at nearly all the fairs, a feat considering the formidable challenge of shipping live plants great distances in those times. Maloney also explores innovations from the \"glazeless putty system\" greenhouse in 1884 and cold storage systems in 1904 to modernistic glass fences in 1940.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplete with more than 50 color and 70 black-and-white illustrations, World's Fair Gardens will appeal to historians, gardeners, urban planners, landscape architects, public park advocates, preservationists, and anyone interested in the history of these global festivals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupported by a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCathy Jean Maloney, Senior Editor at \u003ci\u003eChicagoland Gardening\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prairie Club of Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gardener's Cottage in Riverside, Illinois, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChicago Gardens: The Early History.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 9.3 x 8.23 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53724022440300,"sku":"9780813933115","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/3019\/6844\/files\/7fcf4b389a95a627536b5ef77113fcf8.webp?v=1778215445","url":"https:\/\/pattansenterprise.com\/products\/worlds-fair-gardens-shaping-american-landscapes-hardcover","provider":"Pattansenterprise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}