| Description |
xii, 209 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-201). |
| Contents |
Lewis and Clark in the Rocky Mountains (1805-1806) -- Edwin James and the long expedition -- Thomas Drummond in the northern Rocky Mountains -- The ascendancy of Thomas Nuttall (1786-1859) -- George Engelmann : a link between East and West -- John Charles Fremont (1813-1890) : an unresolved enigma -- Geyer and Burke : two gardeners abroad -- Concluding the 1840s : Wislizenus, Fendler, and Stansbury -- The new era of intensive botanizing : Charles Parry in Colorado -- Joseph Dalton Hooker : Darwin's confidant -- Sereno Watson : botanist by inadvertence -- The Hayden survey : botanical opportunity -- Edward Lee Greene : botanist-historian -- Marcus E. Jones of Utah -- The heightened attention to grasses -- The indomitable Alice Eastwood -- Three notable collectors : Purpus, Cockerell, and Osterhout -- Per Axel Rydberg : the gentle botanist -- Aven Nelson : the great teacher. |
| Subject |
Botanists -- United States -- Biography.
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Explorers -- United States -- Biography.
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Botany -- Rocky Mountains Region -- History.
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| ISBN |
1570983976 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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