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| Professional |
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| Material Type: | Book |
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| Monographic Author(s): | Beard, James B; Beard, Harriet J.; Beard, James C |
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| Monograph Title: | Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, 2014. |
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| # of Pages: | 662 |
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| Publishing Information: | East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University Press |
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| Collation: | xiv, 648 pp. |
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| Related Web URL: | http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2015/07/2015-acrl-sts-oberly-award-goes-beard-beard-and-beard
Last checked: 22/July/2015
Notes: Oberly Award Press Release |
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| Evaluative Review: | Appears in Turf & Recreation website, [2015], by Mike Jiggens.
Appears in Choice, 52(10) June 2015, p. 1619 by Timothy McKimmie.
Appears in Australian Turfgrass Management Journal, 17(1) January-February 2015, p. 68. |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Bibliography; History; Cultural methods; Personal profile; Turfgrass industry
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| Abstract/Contents: | Includes: Preface; A Personal Philosophy of Turfgrass Art, Culture, and Science; Common and Scientific Names of Turfgrasses; History of Turfgrass Evolution and Development (Turfgrass Origins, Migrations, and Diversifications; Early European and American Lawns; History of Sports Field Turfgrass Development; History of Golf Course Turfgrass Development; Early Turfgrass Innovations; History of Turfgrass Research; History of Turfgrass Science Education; History of Turfgrass Seed Production; History of Sod Production; Organization of United States Turfgrass Scientists; and Organization of International Turfgrass Scientists); and Literature of Turfgrass (Bibliography of Books/Monographs on Turf Culture (Alphabetical Presentation By Author With Detailed Physical and Subject Descriptions of the Books Plus Author Resumes (1892 to 2010); and Chronological Listing of Turfgrass Books (1892 to 2010)); Specialty Turfgrass Books/Monographs (Turfgrass Identification Bulletins and Publications; Turfgrass Equipment Specialty Books for Mowing, Irrigation, Culture, and Establishment; Turfgrass Management Books (Mostly Nonagronomic); Architecture and Planning of Turfgrass Facilities; Pest Diagnosis for Turfgrasses; Pest Management of Turfgrasses and Ornamentals; Private Company-Related Turfgrass Publications; Lawn History and Sociopolitical Views; Ornamental Grass Books; Nongrass Artificial Surface Publications; and Summary of Chinese Turfgrass Books); Scientific Periodicals Containing Turfgrass Papers; Turfgrass Research Publications (Annual Turfgrass Research Progress Reports and Summaries; Turfgrass Research Field Day Reports; Turfgrass Research Conference and Symposium Publications; Roadside Turfgrass Research Publications; and Individual Major Turfgrass Research Publications); Turfgrass Conference Proceedings (United States National Turfgrass Conference Proceedings; United States Regional and State Turfgrass Conference Proceedings; and International Turfgrass Conference Proceedings); Turfgrass Technical/Practitioner/Trade Periodicals (United States National Turfgrass Technical Periodicals; United States Regional, State, and Area Turfgrass Periodicals; and International Turfgrass Technical Periodicals); Supporting Technical/Practitioner Periodicals (United States Supporting Technical Periodicals; and International Supporting Technical Periodicals); and Post-1950 General Lawn and Landscape Books (Post-1950 General Lawn Books; and Dual Lawn and Landscape Books)). |
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Library of Congress
Subject Headings: | Turfgrasses -- History; Turfgrasses -- Bibliography; Turfgrasses |
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| ISBN: | 1611861039
1609173945 |
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| ISBN-13: | 9781611861037
9781609173944 |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | Chapter refs |
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| See Also: | See also related booklet, Origin, Biogeographical Migrations and Diversifications of Turfgrasses, 2012, R=194449. R=194449 |
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| Note: | Beginning in April, 2017, item-level annotations and ratings from this book appear within the corresponding record for each work within the Turfgrass Information File (TGIF) database.
Winner of the 2015 STS Oberly Award as, "best English-language bibliography in the field of agriculture or a related science."
Includes appendix: "Figure sources"; pp. 647-648
Maps
Pictures, b/w
Figures
Tables |
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| Quotable quotes | "The turfgrass books, conference proceedings, periodicals, and reports are our most valuable resource in documenting the evolutionary development and heritage of turfgrass science and culture." |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Beard, James B. 2014. Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf. xiv, 648 pp. East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University Press. |
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Last Checked 12/15/2014 |
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Accession number: 896832161 Note: 2013 |
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MSU catalog number: b10601354 |
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