American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn

Theodore Steinberg

W.W. Norton, 2007 - Gardening - 295 pages

The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty expose of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers."

About the author

Ted Steinberg is professor of history at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He is the author of four books, including Acts of God: The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America.

Bibliographic information

• Title: American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn
• Author: Theodore Steinberg
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: W.W. Norton, 2007
• ISBN: 0393329305, 9780393329308
• Length: 295 pages
• Subjects: Gardening / Lawns; History / United States / General