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

Physical description; xvi, 303 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations (some color), maps; 24 cm Decorated end-papers. Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-290) and index. Notes; Rev. ed. of: A thing in disguise. London: Fourth Estate, 2003. Subjects; Paxton, Joseph Sir 1803-1865. Devonshire, William Spencer Cavendish, Duke of (1790-1858). Chatsworth (England). Crystal Palace (London, England). Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England). City planners. Architects - Great Britain - Biography. Gardeners - Great Britain - Biography. Greenhouses. 19th century. Great Britain - History - Victoria, 1837-1901 - Biography.