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The Botanizers - by Elizabeth B Keeney (Paperback)

Name: The Botanizers - by Elizabeth B Keeney (Paperback)
Brand: University of North Carolina Press
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Keeney examines the role of botany in the lives of nineteenth-century 'botanizers, ' amateur scientists who collected, identified, and preserved plant specimens as a pastime.
Author(s): Elizabeth B Keeney
220 Pages
Science, Life Sciences

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Botanizers: Amateur Scientists in Nineteenth-Century America

Book Synopsis

Keeney examines the role of botany in the lives of nineteenth-century 'botanizers, ' amateur scientists who collected, identified, and preserved plant specimens as a pastime. Using popular magazines, fiction, and autobiographies of the day, she explores the popular culture of this avocation, which attracted both men and women by the thousands.

Review Quotes

Like the botanists she studies, Keeney relishes the small details and makes them part of a larger story.

Sally Gregory Kohlstedt, University of Minnesota

Substantial. . . . A good reminder of how much natural history has both reflected and contributed to the American psyche.

"Natural History"

Dimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)

Weight: .9 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 220

Genre: Science

Sub-Genre: Life Sciences

Publisher: University of North Carolina Press

Theme: Botany

Format: Paperback

Author: Elizabeth B Keeney

Language: English

Street Date: February 1, 2011

TCIN: 1004353200

UPC: 9780807872055

Item Number (DPCI): 247-28-0369

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship weight: 0.9 pounds

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