| Lewis and Clark's Green World: The Expedition and It's Plants Contributor(s): Earle, A. Scott (Author), Reveal, James L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1560372508 ISBN-13: 9781560372509 Publisher: Farcountry Press OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2003 Annotation: The United States' most prominent botanist, Reveal has joined forces with a devoted amateur (Earle is a retired surgeon and professor) to follow the Corps of Discovery's trail, focusing on the plant specimens that Capt. Meriwether Lewis "collected for Mr. [Frederick] Pursh," President Jefferson, and other scientists of the early 19th century. Earle's and Reveal's seasonal color photographs illustrate complete botanical descriptions of each plant, which are accompanied by quotes from Lewis's journal about it, along with comments from scientists of his day and since. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Plants - General - Nature | Plants - Flowers - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 581.978 |
| LCCN: 2003100446 |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 8.74" W x 8.92" (2.56 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The United States' most prominent botanist, Reveal has joined forces with a devoted amateur (Earle is a retired surgeon and professor) to follow the Corps of Discovery's trail, focusing on the plant specimens that Capt. Meriwether Lewis collected for Mr. Frederick] Pursh, President Jefferson, and other scientists of the early 19th century. Earle's and Reveal's seasonal color photographs illustrate complete botanical descriptions of each plant, which are accompanied by quotes from Lewis's journal about it, along with comments from scientists of his day and since. |