The collector : David Douglas and the natural history of the Northwest / Jack Nisbet.

The 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 botanic...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nisbet, Jack, 1949-
Language:English
Published: Seattle, WA : [New York, N.Y.] : Sasquatch Books ; Distributed by PGW/Perseus, [2009], ©2009.
Subjects:
Genre:
Physical Description:xiii, 290 pages : maps ; 23 cm
Format: Book

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a22000004a 4500
001 in00004575723
003 OCoLC
005 20220616125518.0
008 090724t20092009waub b 001 0beng
010 |a  2009027956 
020 |a 9781570616136 
020 |a 1570616132 
035 |a (CaEvSKY)sky117901844 
035 |a (OCoLC)317923518 
040 |a DLC  |c DLC  |d BTCTA  |d C#P  |d YDXCP  |d BWX  |d UPP  |d VP@  |d SFR  |d UtOrBLW 
043 |a e-uk-st  |a n-usp--  |a n-cn---  |a n-cn-bc 
049 |a EEMR 
050 0 0 |a QK31.D6  |b N57 2009 
092 |a 508.795  |b N631c 
100 1 |a Nisbet, Jack,  |d 1949-  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84229723 
245 1 4 |a The collector :  |b David Douglas and the natural history of the Northwest /  |c Jack Nisbet. 
260 |a Seattle, WA :  |b Sasquatch Books ;  |a [New York, N.Y.] :  |b Distributed by PGW/Perseus,  |c [2009], ©2009. 
300 |a xiii, 290 pages :  |b maps ;  |c 23 cm 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a unmediated  |b n  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a volume  |b nc  |2 rdacarrier 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-263) and index. 
520 |a The 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. 
600 1 0 |a Douglas, David,  |d 1799-1834.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80025721 
650 0 |a Botanists  |z Scotland  |v Biography.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85015975 
650 0 |a Naturalists  |z Scotland  |v Biography.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010103465 
650 0 |a Botany  |z Northwest, Pacific  |x History  |y 19th century.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85015976 
650 0 |a Natural history  |z Northwest, Pacific.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010103438 
650 0 |a Scientific expeditions  |z Northwest, Pacific  |x History  |y 19th century.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85118684 
651 0 |a Northwest, Pacific  |x Description and travel.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85092605 
651 0 |a Canada  |x Description and travel.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85019293 
907 |y .b71461449  |b 170922  |c 100212 
998 |a rs  |b 100331  |c m  |d a   |e -  |f eng  |g wau  |h 0  |i 2 
999 f f |i ff711418-1d00-5879-8169-2da464236218  |s f29aee7e-8902-5485-a923-f3b802764df1  |t 0 
952 f f |p Can Circulate  |a Michigan State University-Library of Michigan  |b Michigan State University  |c MSU Remote Storage  |d MSU Remote Storage  |t 0  |e QK31.D6 N57 2009  |h Library of Congress classification  |i Printed Material  |m 31293029694951  |n 1