Finding Solace in the Soil: An Archaeology of Gardens and Gardeners at Amache

by Bonnie J. Clark

Book Overview

Finding Solace in the Soil tells the largely unknown story of the gardens of Amache, the War Relocation Authority incarceration camp in Colorado. Combining physical evidence with oral histories and archival data and enriched by the personal photographs and memories of former Amache incarcerees, the book describes how gardeners cultivated community in confinement.
Before incarceration, many at Amache had been farmers, gardeners, or nursery...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646423372
• ISBN13: 9781646423378
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up