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Plant Hunters: The Adventures of the World's Greatest Botanical Explorers
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Title: Plant Hunters: The Adventures of the World's Greatest Botanical Explorers
Author: Carolyn Fry
ISBN: 9780233005164
Publisher: Andre Deutsch
Published: 2017
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: Illustrated
Number of Pages: 160
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: Travel across the world and through history to meet the botanical pioneers who changed our landscape.
Plant Hunters tells the story of our obsession with all things that grow--both for their beauty and their economic potential--and the creation of botanical gardens to cultivate them. This sumptuous, intriguing volume moves from East to West and back again, introducing the botanists, explorers, and empire builders who gathered plants such as the coconut tree, roses, and numerous fruits and vegetables to bring back home. Showcasing hundreds of breathtaking illustrations and historical documents, it examines the species we now take for granted and the plants that have enriched and impoverished nations.
Author: Carolyn Fry
ISBN: 9780233005164
Publisher: Andre Deutsch
Published: 2017
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: Illustrated
Number of Pages: 160
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: Travel across the world and through history to meet the botanical pioneers who changed our landscape.
Plant Hunters tells the story of our obsession with all things that grow--both for their beauty and their economic potential--and the creation of botanical gardens to cultivate them. This sumptuous, intriguing volume moves from East to West and back again, introducing the botanists, explorers, and empire builders who gathered plants such as the coconut tree, roses, and numerous fruits and vegetables to bring back home. Showcasing hundreds of breathtaking illustrations and historical documents, it examines the species we now take for granted and the plants that have enriched and impoverished nations.
