Grab Instantly Two Men Went To Mow: The Obsession, Impact And History Of Lawn Mowing Penned By Clive Gravett Available As EPub

A very interesting social history, More connections to other industries than I realised, The smell of freshcut grass and the look of a wellkept lawn evoke strong feelings in many of us, but this book is the story of two men who took that feeling and made it into an obsession with the lawn mower.
Edwin Beard Buddinginvented the lawnmower Clive Gravett, the author, has built both a museum and charity dedicated to Budding, and he has assembled a vast collection of mowers spanning a century and a half.


Lavishly illustrated throughout, Two Men Went to Mow tells the full story of this worldchanging piece of machinery.
From its use in family yards, to its impact on the turfbased sports so many of us watch and love, Gravett takes us on an extraordinary and informative journey, showing how the mower developed, linking its rise to other trends in social history, and exploring the mowing habits of many famous and even infamous people.
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