| Wild Flowers of the Yukon, Alaska & Northwestern Canada Revised Edition Contributor(s): Trelawny, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1550174983 ISBN-13: 9781550174984 Publisher: Harbour Publishing OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: Newly revised and updated in 2009! This essential guide is all you need to identify the beautiful flowering plants of Alaska, the Yukon and northwestern Canada. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Plants - Flowers - Nature | Reference |
| Dewey: 582.130 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.90 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Yukon - Cultural Region - Canadian - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Geographic Orientation - Alaska |
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| Publisher Description: In recent years, more and more nature lovers have been flocking to discover the untouched serenity of the North. Those who make the journey are rewarded with views of a remarkable landscape abounding in colourful, fragrant wild flowers unmatched elsewhere in the world. Author John Trelawny's passion for northern landscapes is reflected in Wild Flowers of the Yukon, Alaska and Northwestern Canada. Over 200 pages of gorgeous colour photographs illustrate informative descriptions and useful facts for each species. This new, updated edition will satisfy even the most discriminating botanist while remaining accessible to the amateur naturalist. |
Contributor Bio(s): Trelawny, John: - John Guy Trelawny was born in Roorkee, India in 1919 and enthusiastically pursued adventure throughout his life. Raised in Devon, the Isle of Jura, Scotland and Phillimore Gardens, London, educated at Bradfield School and Sandhurst College, John served with the British Eighth Army in the Second World War in Iraq, leading Assyrian levy troops, before entering the Italian campaign where he was seriously wounded and spent two years as a prisoner of war. Never one to avoid a challenge, he assumed many roles throughout his life including Master of the Hounds, Sandhurst; Captain in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry; farm hand at Oyster River; bulb farmer at Cobble Hill; lighthouse keeper at Race Rocks; author; botanist; tour guide and gardener. John was an instructor in the Faculty of Biology at the University of Victoria for 18 years where he thrived on sharing his life-long love of plants. It was there he met Lewis Clark, whose great work, Wildflowers of British Columbia (revised as Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest, ) he edited after Clark's death. He authored Wildflowers of the Yukon and Alaska and spent his later years working on a history of the Assyrian people. In retirement he developed, with his wife Ruth, his garden at Deep Cove. John was happiest showing friends and visitors his beautiful and ever-expanding garden, which featured rare rhododendrons from many parts of the world. He also enjoyed participating in the development of the Finnerty Gardens at the University of Victoria and his commitment to learning culminated in the award of an honorary doctorate from the University of Victoria in. He died on Dec. 1, 2006 and is buried in Deep Cove, Sidney, BC. |