The Plant Hunters: Being an Examination of Collecting With an Account of the Careers and the Methods of a Number of Those Who Have Searched the World

Author: Tyler Whittle
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ISBN: 1555540376
Publisher: Performing Arts Journal Pubns (November, 1999)
Sales Rank: 1,835,756
Average Customer Rating: 5 out of 5

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Rating: 5 out of 5
Excellent history and biography of plant hunters
This book is in a way the "Laertus" of botanical explorers, full of information and gossip, descriptions of the historical periods in which the explorations took place, and the technologies and economics driving the field forward. All of this in a great, slightly sarcastic tone that makes it a real page turner.

One note: for the most part, the book only discusses the actual plants in passing...a bit of botanical background might be useful. On the other hand, I'm sure it would be just as good a read without the background knowledge, as the book is more about people than plants.

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