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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR
A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France
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Flower Hunters
by John Gribbin
- BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
- 2009
- PAPER
- 320 PAGES
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A fascinating account of 11 remarkable men and women, who scoured the world for extraordinary plants and left a lasting impact on science. Among the eccentric personalities are John Ray, "the Newton of botany," Richard Spruce and his daring adventures in South America, Joseph Banks, botanist on Cook's first around-the-world voyage, and Joseph Hooker, whose Himalayan exploits led to his discovery of rhododendron and magnolia.
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