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