{"product_id":"american-wildflowers-a-literary-field-guide-hardcover","title":"American Wildflowers: A Literary Field Guide - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Barba\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLeanne Shapton\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA unique, stunningly illustrated exploration of North American wildflowers, weaving together history, folklore, and literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful coffee table book pairs the detailed botanical knowledge of a field guide with the evocative power of a literary anthology, offering a new way to appreciate the flora around us. Beyond being a simple identification guide, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Wildflowers\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich journey through the history, cultural significance, and enduring beauty of the American landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA perfect gift for anyone who seeks a deeper connection to the American landscape, this book is a winner of the American Horticultural Society Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach entry is a meticulously crafted profile that includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStriking, full-color botanical illustrations\u003c\/b\u003e for accurate identification.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssential scientific and habitat information.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFascinating histories\u003c\/b\u003e of medicinal, culinary, and decorative uses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCultural folklore and myths\u003c\/b\u003e associated with the species.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePoetic and literary excerpts\u003c\/b\u003e from naturalists, poets, and writers like Henry David Thoreau, Emily Dickinson, John Muir, and Mary Oliver, highlighting the plant's place in American consciousness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for gardeners, nature lovers, hikers, and literature enthusiasts alike, this book celebrates the biodiversity of North America and shows how wildflowers have inspired--and continue to inspire--our greatest thinkers and artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith exquisite watercolors by National Book Critics Circle Award-winner Leanne Shapton throughout, editor Susan Barba has gathered insightful and meaningful writing from contributors including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebotanists William Bartram, George Washington Carver, and Robin Wall Kimmerer, and horticultural writers Neltje Blanchan and Eleanor Perényi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eessayists Aldo Leopold, Lydia Davis, and Aimee Nezhukumatathil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epoets Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson, William Carlos Williams and T. S. Eliot to Allen Ginsberg and Robert Creeley, Lucille Clifton and Louise Glück, Natalie Diaz and Jericho Brown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Barba\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, translator, and editor for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eFair Sun\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and \u003ci\u003egeode \u003c\/i\u003e(2020), a finalist for the New England Book Awards, and the Massachusetts Book Award. Her poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Yale Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAntioch Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRaritan\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. \u003cb\u003eLeanne Shapton\u003c\/b\u003e is a Canadian artist, writer, and publisher and is the art editor at the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. She has contributed illustrations to a number of magazines, journals, and books, including \u003ci\u003eWomen in Clothes\u003c\/i\u003e, a collaborative project with Sheila Heti and Heidi Julavits; and her own \u003ci\u003eSwimming Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography. 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