The American Lawn Obsession
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Virginia Jenkins is a scholar and author who was ahead of her time in chronicling the advertising industries deliberate creation of the American lawn and the ecological catastrophe that has ensued. Local politics, pissed off neighbors and the fight that continues today to create a new vision of an outdated pastime.
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