{"product_id":"spirited-stone-lessons-from-kubotas-garden-9781634059756","title":"Spirited Stone: Lessons from Kubota's Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003e  • Publisher: Chin Music\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Chin Music\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Regional - Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword and short story by National Book Award Winner Charles Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntroduction by Thaïsa Way, PhD\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShort story by New York Times Best Selling Author, Jamie Ford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcademics, novelists, poets, and garden enthusiasts examine the legacy of immigrant and nurseryman Fujitaro Kubota, whose unique gardens transformed Seattle's regional landscape in the 20th century. A self-taught gardener, Kubota built a thriving landscape business, eventually assembling 20 acres in south Seattle that he shaped into a beautiful and enduring Japanese garden. Today, this public park serves one of Washington's most diverse zip codes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn innovator and artist, Kubota created the first \"drive-through\" garden to capitalize on America's love for the automobile. While incarcerated at Minidoka prison camp during World War II, Kubota also created a memorable garden in the desert. To Kubota, everything has spirit. Rocks and stones pulsed with life, he said, and that energy is still apparent in his gardens today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhotographs by Gemina Garland-Lewis and Nathan Wirth are interwoven with original poetry by Samuel Green, Claudia Castro-Luna, and others to make this a unique book where every page presents a different view of Kubota's garden.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Chin Music","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45152599965847,"sku":"9781634059756","price":2685.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781634059756.webp?v=1767912620","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/spirited-stone-lessons-from-kubotas-garden-9781634059756","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}