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In the land of the blue poppies
the collected plant-hunting writings of Frank Kingdon Ward
By Ward, Francis & Christopher, Thomas
- ISBN
- 978-0-81296-739-5
- Publisher
- New York : Modern Library, 2003.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on March 15, 2003
Describing one of his 22 expeditions throughout Tibet, China and Southeast Asia, British plant collector Ward (1885-1958) wrote,"But it is not so much the plants which fascinate, as the excitement of climbing and exploring the cliff itself." That is the excitement readers feel here, traveling with Ward to discover unimagined dangers, grueling hardships, astonishing landscapes, exotic cultures--and, on occasion, a plant. As impossible to categorize as it is to put down, this is not a gardening book, although...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
