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Gentle conquest : the botanical discovery of North America with illustrations from the Library of Congress / James L. Reveal.

Van Pelt Library QK21.N6 R48 1991
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Reveal, James L.
Contributor:
Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library (University of Pennsylvania)
Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Series:
Library of Congress classics
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Botany--North America--History.
Botany--North America--Pictorial works--Catalogs.
Botany.
History.
North America.
Botanical illustration--North America--Catalogs.
Botanical illustration.
Library of Congress--Catalogs.
Library of Congress.
Genre:
Pictorial works.
Catalogs.
Penn Provenance:
Blank, Fritz (bookplate) (donor) (Blank Collection copy)
Physical Description:
160 pages : illustrations (some color), color map, portraits ; 27 cm.
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : Starwood Pub., [1992]
Summary:
Exploration of the "New World" meant more than finding new places to live and the possibility of gold. Discovering and naming the flora of North America, and finding their uses for food, building materials, and medicines, was a critical part of the explorer's mission. This book beautifully showcases the botanical discoveries made from the time of Columbus to the end of the American frontier. 120 illustrations, 60 in full color.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 158) and index.
Local Notes:
Blank Collection copy has dust-jacket retained.
Blank Collection copy has bookplate of Chef Fritz Blank.
ISBN:
1563730022 :
OCLC:
25913910

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