Andrea Wulf
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, the Free Library of Philadelphia
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Academy of Natural Sciences
Founding Gardeners, Andrea Wulf's latest book, looks at the lives of the founding fathers and how their attitude toward plants, gardens, nature, and agriculture shaped the American nation. George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison regarded themselves foremost as farmers and plantsmen and for them gardening, agriculture, and botany were elemental passions, as deeply ingrained in their characters as their belief in liberty for the nation they were creating. In a unique retelling of the creation of the United States, award-winning historian Andrea Wulf will show how plants, politics, and personalities intertwined as never before.
This event is free and open to the public.
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