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001 2009027956
003 DLC
005 20130320122707.0
008 090724s2009 waub b 001 0beng
010 $a 2009027956
020 $a9781570616136
020 $a1570616132
020 $a9781570616679
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn317923518
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
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050 00 $aQK31.D6$bN57 2009
082 00 $a508.795$222
100 1 $aNisbet, Jack,$d1949-
245 14 $aThe collector :$bDavid Douglas and the natural history of the Northwest /$cJack Nisbet.
260 $aSeattle, WA :$bSasquatch Books ;$a[New York, NY] :$bDistributed by PGW/Perseus,$cc2009.
300 $axiii, 290 p. :$bmaps ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 257-263) and index.
520 $aThe 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.
505 00 $gI$tFruits of the New World: 1823-24$g1 --$gII$tThe Rites of Neptune: 1824-25$g23 --$gIII$tBetween the Desert and the Sea: Spring-Summer 1825$g37 --$gIV$tTaking the Smoke: Summer-Winter 1825$g53 --$gV$tThe Interior Year: Spring 1826$g73 --$gVI$tSleeping on Shattered Stones: Summer 1826$g91 --$gVII$tThe Perfect Enthusiast: Fall 1826-Spring 1827$g117 --$gVIII$tCrown of the Continent: Spring-Summer 1827$g143 --$gIX$t"A Scientifick Naturalist": Fall 1827-Fall 1829$g167 --$gX$tBreathing New Climates: Fall 1829-Fall 1832$g191 --$gXI$tThe Canyon: Winter 1832-Summer 1833$g211 --$gXII$tCraters: 1834$g229.
600 10 $aDouglas, David,$d1799-1834.
650 0 $aBotanists$zScotland$vBiography.
650 0 $aNaturalists$zScotland$vBiography.
650 0 $aBotany$zNorthwest, Pacific$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aNatural history$zNorthwest, Pacific.
650 0 $aScientific expeditions$zNorthwest, Pacific$xHistory$y19th century.
651 0 $aNorthwest, Pacific$xDescription and travel.
651 0 $aCanada$xDescription and travel.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1204/2009027956-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1204/2009027956-d.html