Descripción de contraportada
Slime pits, bribery, jaguars, murder...what would drive someone through such risks merely to find new plants? From Queen Hatshepsut's expedition to the land of Punt in 1482 B.C. in search of frankincense, to more recent botanical expeditions, here are the dramatic adventures of The Plant Hunters. We meet Pliny, Linnaeus, Sir Joseph Banks, Nathaniel Ward, and others and find out what they brought back and why. A fascinating collection for gardeners interested in how now-familiar plants arrived in their gardens, and for anyone with a thirst for adventure and scientific discover. (6 X 9, 296 pages)
Detalles
- Título Plant Hunters
- Autor Tyler Whittle; Foreword by Charles Elliott
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición 1st
- Páginas 296
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Lyons Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación 1997-07-01
- ISBN 9781558215924 / 1558215921
- Peso 0.86 libras (0.39 kg)
- Dimensiones 8.97 x 6.01 x 0.63 pulgadas (22.78 x 15.27 x 1.60 cm)
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 97015137
- Dewey Decimal Code 580.75
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- First
- Estado
- Usado - Aceptable
- Edición
- First Edition
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781558215924 / 1558215921
- Cantidad disponible
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- Librería
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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EUR 4.10Envío gratuito a USA