Jefferson's Dream: and the Search for a Sustainable Future

by John S. Ferrell

In the 1930s, a former science fiction writer named Peter van Dresser presented an elaborate vision of a decentralized "garden civilization," complete with biodynamic agriculture, renewable energy, biobased plastics, and homes that were functioning organisms "rooted in a particular portion of the earth."

Although his civilization had striking similarities to present-day visions of a sustainable future, Van Dresser was describing a place he...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CW9CLQ4B
• ISBN13: 9798880308156
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"