Book ID: 93763
Mickulas, Peter
Britton's Botanical Empire: The New York Botanical Garden and American Botany, 1888 - 1929. 2008. (N. York Bot. Gdn., Mem. 94). 20 b/w photographs. 316 p. Hardcover.
In the 1890s, botanist Nathaniel Lord Britton united New YorkCitys private Gilded Age wealth with the expertise of its increasingly well-respected scientific community to realize his vision of a world-class botanical research institution situated within the landscaped confines of a newly annexed Bronx park. Today, thanks to this auspicious beginning, The New York Botanical Garden ranksamong the most important institutions, both for New York City and the botanical world. Author and historian Peter Mickulas, Ph.D. has written several articles about the history of gardens and botany and is Senior Research Associate for the New Jersey Historical Commission.