The Collector

David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest

Jack Nisbet

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Sasquatch Books
15 October 2012

Equal parts biography, natural history, and travelogue, Jack Nisbet tells the story of David Douglas, the 19th century Scottish naturalist and botanical explorer-perfect for amateur naturalists and armchair historians of the Pacific Northwest

The Collector tracks Douglas's fascinating history, from his humble birth in Scotland in 1799 to his botanical training under the famed William Jackson Hooker, and details his adventures in North America discovering exotic new plants for the English and European market. Douglas's discoveries include hundreds of western plants--most notably the Douglas Fir.

The book takes readers along on Douglas's journeys into a literal brave new world of then-obscure realms from Puget Sound to the Sandwich Islands.

""In telling Douglas's story, Nisbet evokes a lost world of early exploration, pristine nature, ambition, and cultural and class conflict with surprisingly modern resonances.""Bookmarks Magazine

""An exhilaratingbiography that provides an entertaining portrait of the unfettered determination that drove one of the giantsin the field of botanical exploration and infused the young nation he viewed with a keen and zealous spirit.""Booklist

By: Jack Nisbet
Imprint: Sasquatch Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 213mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9781570616679
ISBN 10: 1570616671
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 15 October 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

JACK NISBETis a historian, teacher, and author focusing on the intersection of human history and natural history in the Pacific Northwest. His books includeSources of the River(recipient of the Washington Governor's Award and winner of the Murray Morgan Prize from the Washington State Historical Society),The Mapmaker's Eye(named one of The Best Nonfiction Books of the Year byThe Seattle Times), andVisible Bones. He lives in Spokane, Washington.

Reviews for The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest

Jack Nisbet's brisk, thrilling accoun allows us to walk, ride, and paddle along with David Douglas, the tireless nineteenth-century Scotsman whose name is attached to Cascadia's iconic fir. Nisbet takes us on the ultimate naturalist's tour of a largely