The Botanizers

The Botanizers
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Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages : 164
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ISBN-10 : 9780807862391
ISBN-13 : 0807862398
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Book Synopsis The Botanizers by : Elizabeth B. Keeney

Download or read book The Botanizers written by Elizabeth B. Keeney and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2000-11-09 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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