David Douglas a naturalist at work : an illustrated exploration across two centuries in the Pacific Northwest
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"During a meteoric career that spanned from 1825 to 1834, David Douglas made the first systematic collections of flora and fauna over many parts of the greater Pacific Northwest. Despite his early death, colleagues in Great Britain attached the Douglas name to more than 80 different species, including the iconic timber tree of the region. David Douglas, a Naturalist at Work is a colorfully illustrated collection of essays that examines various aspects of Douglas's career, demonstrating the connections between his work in the Pacific Northwest of the 19th century and the place we know today"--Amazon |
| Author(s): | Jack Nisbet |
| Document: | Book · Hardcover · CIRC [ 1 ] |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
| Published: | 2012 |
| Physical Description: | xv, 191 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 23 cm |
| Genre: | Biography |
| Contents: | Waters of the world : crossing the Columbia Bar Going their own way : the people of the Northwest Coast Awakening : the roots of plauteau culture Science and the Company : outsiders in the Hudson's Bay Company empire Invisible kin : mixed-blood families of the fur trade Comrades and miscreants : bringing the Northwest to London The forest and the trees : after the fire The wise economy of nature : adapting to the landscape The iron sphere : Earth's magnetic pulse Travelers : riding the wind |
| Subjects: | 1800-1899, Biographies, Biography, Botanistes EĢcosse Biographies, Botanists, Botanists Scotland Biography, Botany, Botany Northwest, Pacific History 19th century, Canada, Canada Description and travel, Canada Descriptions et voyages, Douglas, David 1799-1834, Douglas, David, 1799-1834, Forschung, History, Kanada Nordwest, Natural history, Natural |
Circulation
Here are a list of places where this title can be found and the various formats it can be found in.
| Collection | Resource | Available | Edition | Published | Publisher |
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| The Cascade District: Encyclopedia Library | Book | Hardcover | 1st Edition | 2012 | Sasquatch Books |
Last updated: 2024-06-13