1869, The Cornell University Press Podcast

This episode we speak with John Stempien and John Linstrom, editors of the new book The Liberty Hyde Bailey Gardener’s Companion: Essential Writings. John Stempien teaches history in Lowell, Michigan, and served as the first director of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum from 2006–2012. John Linstrom is a writer and doctoral candidate in English. He edited the centennial edition of Bailey's The Holy Earth. Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858-1954) grew up on a farm in Michigan and went on to become Dean of the College of Agriculture at Cornell University, and Chair of the Country Life Commission under President Theodore Roosevelt. Considered the "Father of Modern Horticulture” Bailey authored more than seventy books, published thousands of articles, and founded countless organizations. We spoke to John Stempien and John Linstrom about Liberty Hyde Bailey’s legacy, how they both became interested in his work and writings, Bailey’s philosophy of what he called “garden sentiment” and the valuable lessons that Liberty Hyd