"A Rich Spot of Earth"

Author: Peter J. Hatch

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2012-04-24

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 0300171145

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Featuring more than 150 stunning full-color illustrations, this volume traces the history of Jefferson's unique vegetable garden, which has been painstakingly restored by the author, from the artichokes and asparagus first planted in 1770 through the horticultural experiments of Jefferson's retirement years.


American Indian Design and Decoration

American Indian Design and Decoration

Author: LeRoy H. Appleton

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1971-01-01

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 0486227049

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A pictorial study of the design art of the American Indian includes motifs drawn from every tribal and regional craft


The World of Mathematics

The World of Mathematics

Author: James Roy Newman

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 788

ISBN-13: 9780486411538

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Presents 33 essays on such topics as statistics and the design of experiments, group theory, the mathematics of infinity, the mathematical way of thinking, the unreasonableness of mathematics, and mathematics as an art. A reprint of volume 3 of the four-volume edition originally published by Simon and Schuster in 1956. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).