The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest

Equal parts biography, natural history, and travelogue, Jack Nisbet tells the story of David Douglas, the 19th...
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The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest by Nisbet, Jack

The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest

€31,39

The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest

€31,39
Author: Jack Nisbet
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Equal parts biography, natural history, and travelogue, Jack Nisbet tells the story of David Douglas, the 19th century Scottish naturalist and botanical explorer--perfect for amateur naturalists and armchair historians of the Pacific Northwest

The Collector tracks Douglas's fascinating history, from his humble birth in Scotland in 1799 to his botanical training under the famed William Jackson Hooker, and details his adventures in North America discovering exotic new plants for the English and European market. Douglas's discoveries include hundreds of western plants--most notably the Douglas Fir.

The book takes readers along on Douglas's journeys into a literal brave new world of then-obscure realms from Puget Sound to the Sandwich Islands.

"In telling Douglas's story, Nisbet evokes a lost world of early exploration, pristine nature, ambition, and cultural and class conflict with surprisingly modern resonances." Bookmarks Magazine

An exhilarating biography that provides an entertaining portrait of the unfettered determination that drove one of the giants in the field of botanical exploration and infused the young nation he viewed with a keen and zealous spirit. Booklist

Author: Jack Nisbet
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
Published: 08/03/2010
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.58h x 5.50w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9781570616679


Review Citation(s):
Books & Culture 11/01/2013 pg. 41

About the Author
JACK NISBET is a historian, teacher, and author focusing on the intersection of human history and natural history in the Pacific Northwest. His books include Sources of the River (recipient of the Washington Governor's Award and winner of the Murray Morgan Prize from the Washington State Historical Society), The Mapmaker's Eye (named one of The Best Nonfiction Books of the Year by The Seattle Times), and Visible Bones. He lives in Spokane, Washington.

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