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Title First Edition--A how-to book that took root in Williamsburg
Issue Volume 01, Number 02 (T&T, Spring 2016)
Description The first garden book published in North America was written in Williamsburg. "A Treatise on Gardening Written by a Native of This State", at first a collection of horticultural observations, is believed to have been written by John Randolph, the last royal attorney general for the Colony of VA.
Author Greene, Wesley
Pages 104-109