A Green and Pleasant Land: How England’s Gardeners Fought the Second World War - Hardcover

Buchan, Ursula

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0091944155 ISBN 13: 9780091944155

Publisher: Hutchinson, 2013

Synopsis

As the Second World War began, the government urged the British public to 'Dig for Victory' by growing their own vegetables. This absorbing book charts the ingenuity, thrift, humour and fortitude with which ordinary Britons dug in to keep the nation nourished, as public parks - even Kensington Gardens - were turned over to allotments. Above all, it shows how wartime gardening made a vital contribution to both the diet and the morale of the nation during the fight for freedom.

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Review:

"Informative and highly entertaining" (Daily Mail)

"Meticulously researched, gripping and often humorous " (Leslie Geddes Brown Country Life)

"Elegantly written and rich with horticultural vignettes" (Spectator)

"Buchan’s book provides an intriguing glimpse of horticultural life in war conditions . . . [An] excellent book, both touching and informative on a historical level." (Lady)

"A compelling account ... It also unearths some unexpected facts - such as the liberal use of cyanide as a pesticide." (House & Garden)

Book Description:

The wonderfully evocative story of how Britain’s World War Two gardeners – with great ingenuity, invincible good humour and extraordinary fortitude – dug for victory on home turf.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hutchinson
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0091944155
• ISBN 13: 9780091944155
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320