书目

David Douglas, a Naturalist at Work

内容简介

Duringameteoriccareerthatspannedfrom1825to1834,DavidDouglasmadethefirstsystematiccollectionsoffloraandfaunaovermanypartsofthegreaterPacificNorthwest.Despitehisearlydeath,colleaguesinGreatBritainattachedtheDouglasnametomorethan80differentspecies,includingtheiconictimbertreeoftheregion.DavidDouglas,aNaturalistatWorkisacolorfullyillustratedcollectionofessaysthatexaminesvariousaspectsofDouglas'scareer,demonstratingtheconnectionsbetweenhisworkinthePacificNorthwestofthe19thcenturyandtheplaceweknowtoday.FromtheColumbiaRiver'sperilousbartoluminousbloomsofmountainwildflowers;fromever-changingfrontiersoftechnologytothequietseasonalrhythmsoftribalfamiliesgatheringroots,theseessayscollapsetimetoshedlightonpeopleandlandscapes.ThisvolumeisthecompanionbooktoamajormuseumexhibitaboutDouglas'sPacificNorthwesttravelsthatwillopenattheNorthwestMuseumofArts&CultureinSpokaneinSeptember2012.

作者简介

JackNisbetisateacher,naturalist,andnonfictionwriterwhofocusesontheintersectionofhumanandnaturalhistoryinthePacificNorthwest.Hisaward-winningbooksincludetheessaycollectionVisibleBones,theshortstoriesofPurpleFlatTop,andtreatmentsofcontact-eraexplorersDavidThompson(SourcesoftheRiver)andDavidDouglas(TheCollector).

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