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The collector : David Douglas and the natural history of the Northwest / Jack Nisbet.
Author
Nisbet, Jack, 1949-
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Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Seattle, WA : Sasquatch Books ; [New York, NY] : Distributed by PGW/Perseus, c2009.
Description
xiii, 290 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
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Douglas, David 1799-1834
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Botanists
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Scotland
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Biography
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Naturalists
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Scotland
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Biography
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Botany
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Northwest, Pacific
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History
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19th century
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Natural history
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Northwest, Pacific
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Scientific expeditions
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Northwest, Pacific
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History
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19th century
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Northwest, Pacific
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Description and travel
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Canada
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Description and travel
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Summary note
The story of David Douglas, the premier botanical explorer in the Pacific Northwest and other areas of western North America. Douglas' discoveries include hundreds of western plants--most notably the Douglas Fir. The Collector tracks Douglas, from his humble birth in Scotland in 1799 to his botanical training under the famed William Jackson Hooker to his adventures in North America discovering "exotic" new plants for the English and European market.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-263) and index.
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David Douglas and the natural history of the Northwest
ISBN
9781570616136 (hc)
1570616132 (hc)
LCCN
2009027956
OCLC
317923518
RCP
N - S
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