Knowledge, Truth and Service, the New York Botanical Garden, 1891 to 1980

Dunkak (emeritus history, Iona College) has published mainly about American colonial and revolutionary periods, and the history of Westchester County, New York. Here he presents the general public and the scientific community with a comprehensive history of the venerable institution. He begins long before the 1891 founding, with the origins of the notion of a botanical garden and the evolution of New York City into a place where people would support one. Annotation 穢2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)