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Botanical Exploration and Biography


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One River
One River
by Wade Davis
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In the 1940s, biologist Richard Evans Schultes uncovered many of the secrets of the rain forest, relying not only on his own prodigious investigations, but on the wisdom passed down by local tribes. Thirty years later his student, Wade Davis, followed in... (read more)

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The Plant Hunters: The Adventures of the World's Greatest Botanical Explorers
The Plant Hunters: The Adventures of the World's Greatest Botanical Explorers
by Carolyn Fry
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From our hunter-gatherer ancestors to the first agricultural societies and beyond, the great events of history have been entwined with the discovery and utilization of plant species for medicinal, nutritional, and commercial purposes. Now, as we face the... (read more)

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Plants from the Edge of the World: New Explorations in the Far East
Plants from the Edge of the World: New Explorations in the Far East
by Mark Flanagan
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At the heart of this descriptive and entertaining travelogue is the authors' personal tale of exciting rare plant discoveries in the Far East. Vividly illustrated with color maps and photographs.... (read more)

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Flower Hunters
Flower Hunters
by John Gribbin
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The flower hunters were intrepid explorers - remarkable, eccentric men and women who scoured the world in search of extraordinary plants from the middle of the seventeenth to the end of the nineteenth century, and helped establish the new science of... (read more)

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A Rum Affair: A True Story of Botanical Fraud
A Rum Affair: A True Story of Botanical Fraud
by Karl Sabbagh
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A Rum Affair is an absorbing tale of scientific chicanery and academic intrigue—critically acclaimed and a finalist for the Los Angeles TimesBook Prize. In the 1940s, the eminent British botanist John Heslop Harrison proposed a controversial theory:... (read more)

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Joseph Banks: A Life
Joseph Banks: A Life
by Patrick Obrian
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One of our greatest writers about the sea has written an engrossing story of one of history's most legendary maritime explorers. Patrick O'Brian's biography of naturalist, explorer and co-founder of Australia, Joseph Banks, is narrative history at its... (read more)

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Flower Hunters
Flower Hunters
by Mary Gribbin
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The flower hunters were intrepid explorers - remarkable, eccentric men and women who scoured the world in search of extraordinary plants from the middle of the seventeenth to the end of the nineteenth century, and helped establish the new science of... (read more)

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A reunion of trees :the discovery of exotic plants and their introduction into North American and European landscapes
A reunion of trees :the discovery of exotic plants and their introduction into North American and European landscapes
by Stephen A Spongberg
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Stephen Spongberg's vividly written and lavishly illustrated "travel story" of trees and shrubs tells of intrepid explorers who journeyed to the far corners of the globe and brought back to Europe and North America a wealth of exotic plant species.... (read more)

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An All Consuming Passion: Origins, Modernity, and the Australian Life of Georgiana Molloy
An All Consuming Passion: Origins, Modernity, and the Australian Life of Georgiana Molloy
by William J Lines
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"The book is a remarkable blend of biography, history, and botanical passion and will delight readers with its easy combination of genres."--Thomas Keneally, author of A River Town and Schindler's... (read more)

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Wily violets & underground orchids :revelations of a botanist
Wily violets & underground orchids :revelations of a botanist
by Peter Bernhardt
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Bernhardt uses plants as jumping off points into discussions on such scientific concepts as adaptation and pollination, nutrient recycling and plant/animal relationships. Illustrated. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)... (read more)

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The Plant Hunters (Horticulture Garden Classic)
The Plant Hunters (Horticulture Garden Classic)
by Tyler Whittle
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Slime pits, bribery, jaguars, murder...what would drive someone through such risks merely to find new plants? From Queen Hatshepsut's expedition to the land of Punt in 1482 B.C. in search of frankincense, to more recent botanical expeditions, here are... (read more)

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Garden Islands of the Great East
Garden Islands of the Great East
by David Fairchild
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Golden Age of Plant Hunters
Golden Age of Plant Hunters
by Kenneth Lemmon
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Lachesis Lapponica Or a Tour in Lapland Two Volumes in One
Lachesis Lapponica Or a Tour in Lapland Two Volumes in One
by Carl Linnaeus
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George Forrest VMH Explorer & Botanist Who By His Discoveries & Plants Successfully Introduced Has Greatly Enriched Our Gardens 1873 1932
George Forrest VMH Explorer & Botanist Who By His Discoveries & Plants Successfully Introduced Has Greatly Enriched Our Gardens 1873 1932
by Scottish Rock Garden Club
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Lachesis Lapponica Or a Tour in Lapland Volume 2 Only
Lachesis Lapponica Or a Tour in Lapland Volume 2 Only
by Carolus Linnaeus
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Traveler in a Vanished Landscape the Life & Times of David Douglas Botanical Explorer
Traveler in a Vanished Landscape the Life & Times of David Douglas Botanical Explorer
by William Morwood
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Leonard Rauwolf
Leonard Rauwolf
by Karl Dannenfeldt
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First in the field :America's pioneering naturalists
First in the field :America's pioneering naturalists
by Robert Elman
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Dolomites
Dolomites
by R Farrer
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