The Busiest Man in England: The Life of Joseph Paxton, Gardener, Architect, and Victorian Visionary by Kate Colquhoun

The Busiest Man in England: The Life of Joseph Paxton, Gardener, Architect, and Victorian Visionary

Kate Colquhoun

303 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

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Today one would be hard pressed to choose a "Pre-eminent Victorian," but among the Victorians themselves it was agreed that one figure towered above the rest. His name was Joseph Paxton (1803--1865), and he bestrode the worlds of horticulture, urb...

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