Botanical Exploration of the Trans-Mississippi West, 1790-1850

Download or read book Botanical Exploration of the Trans-Mississippi West, 1790-1850 written by Susan Delano McKelvey and published by Jamaica Plain, Mass. : Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, 1955 [i.e. 1956]. This book was released on 1956 with total page 1214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough study and compilation of the narratives of various individuals who during the period of 1709 to 1850 explored, or traveled in, the Trans-Mississippi West collecting botanical specimens. The work presents the records by decade, beginning with 1786, then 1709-1800, then 1800-1810, and so on, through 1840-1850. The narratives and/or observations, and descriptions by Haenke, Menzies, Lewis and Clark, Bradbury, Nuttall, Eschscholz Baldwin, James, Say, Botta, Berlandier, Douglas, Coulter, Tolmie, Drummon, Wyeth, Maximilian, Beyrich, Hinds, Geyer, Brackenridge, Gambel, Fremont, Burke, Gordon, Spalding, Audubon, Abert, Wislezenus, Harwet Emory, Fendler, Parry, Wright, and many more are recorded here, with extensive footnotes to provide historical context.