First Garden of the Republic: Nature in the President’s Estate by Amita Baviskar

First Garden of the Republic documents the flora ad fauna of the estate across the seasons. It shows how human agency creates and curates this habitat , looking particularly at the quiet yet constant work done by the mails (gardeners). This book explores how plants and animals make the President's estate their own , adapting it to their ends, and the challenges these living creatures and their habitats face today.