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The collector : David Douglas and the natural history of the Northwest Cover Image Book Book

The collector : David Douglas and the natural history of the Northwest

Nisbet, Jack 1949- (Author).

Summary: 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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  • ISBN: 9781570616136 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: print
    regular print
    xiii, 290 pages : maps ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Seattle, Washington : Sasquatch Books ; [2009]

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-263) and index.

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Subject: Douglas, David -- 1799-1834
Botanists -- Scotland -- Biography
Naturalists -- Scotland -- Biography
Botany -- Northwest, Pacific -- History -- 19th century
Natural history -- Northwest, Pacific
Scientific expeditions -- Northwest, Pacific -- History -- 19th century
Northwest, Pacific -- Description and travel
Canada -- Description and travel

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.

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Lansdowne Library QK 31 D6 N57 2009 (Text) 26040003250731 Main Collection Volume hold Available -
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