I will be giving a talk about The Brother Gardeners at the Benjamin Franklin House in London on 22 September 2009 at 7pm. Benjamin Franklin was a good friend of John Bartram and Peter Collinson and throughout his life supported the plant exchange. He even helped Bartram become the King's Botanist.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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BOOKS
Magnificent Rebels. The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self
The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt
The Invention of Nature. Alexander von Humboldt's New World (published in 27 countries).
Chasing Venus. The Race to Measure the Heavens
The Founding Gardeners. The Revolutionary Generation and the Shaping of the American Nation
The Brother Gardeners. Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession
This Other Eden Seven Great Gardens and Three Hundred Years of English History
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ANDREA WULF
I'm an award-winning writer of seven books, including "The Invention of Nature" and “Founding Gardeners”. My new book "Magnificent Rebels. The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self" was to great acclaim in 2022. I lecture widely across the world. Click here for a short bio and here for a list of awards. Contact: andrea (at) andreawulf.com
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