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"A region of astonishing beauty" : the botanical exploration of the Rocky Mountains, Roger L. Williams
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- Summary
- "As we approach the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition in 2004, attention will inevitably turn to those nineteenth-century explorers who risked life and limb to interpret the natural history of the American West. Beginning with Meriwether Lewis and his discovery of the bitterroot, the goal of most explorers was not merely to find an adequate route to the Pacific, but also to comment on the state of the region's ecology and its suitability for agriculture, and, of course, to collect plant specimens. In this book, Williams follows the trail of over a dozen explorers who "botanized" the Rocky Mountains, and who, by the end of the nineteenth century, became increasingly convinced that the flora of the American West was distinctive. The sheer wonder of discovery, which is not lost on Williams or his subjects, was best captured by botanist Edwin James in 1820 as he emerged above timberline in Colorado to come upon "a region of astonishing beauty.""--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 209 pages
- Contents
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- 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 Frémont (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
- Isbn
- 9781570983979
- Label
- "A region of astonishing beauty" : the botanical exploration of the Rocky Mountains
- Title
- "A region of astonishing beauty"
- Title remainder
- the botanical exploration of the Rocky Mountains
- Statement of responsibility
- Roger L. Williams
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "As we approach the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition in 2004, attention will inevitably turn to those nineteenth-century explorers who risked life and limb to interpret the natural history of the American West. Beginning with Meriwether Lewis and his discovery of the bitterroot, the goal of most explorers was not merely to find an adequate route to the Pacific, but also to comment on the state of the region's ecology and its suitability for agriculture, and, of course, to collect plant specimens. In this book, Williams follows the trail of over a dozen explorers who "botanized" the Rocky Mountains, and who, by the end of the nineteenth century, became increasingly convinced that the flora of the American West was distinctive. The sheer wonder of discovery, which is not lost on Williams or his subjects, was best captured by botanist Edwin James in 1820 as he emerged above timberline in Colorado to come upon "a region of astonishing beauty.""--Jacket
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1923-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Williams, Roger Lawrence
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Botanists
- Explorers
- Botany
- Botanists
- Botany
- Explorers
- Rocky Mountains Region
- United States
- Label
- "A region of astonishing beauty" : the botanical exploration of the Rocky Mountains, Roger L. Williams
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-201)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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 Frémont (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
- Control code
- 50982357
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xii, 209 pages
- Isbn
- 9781570983979
- Lccn
- 2002153363
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)50982357
- Label
- "A region of astonishing beauty" : the botanical exploration of the Rocky Mountains, Roger L. Williams
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-201)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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 Frémont (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
- Control code
- 50982357
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xii, 209 pages
- Isbn
- 9781570983979
- Lccn
- 2002153363
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)50982357
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