A Region of Astonishing Beauty: The Botanical Exploration of the Rocky Mountains

by Roger L. Williams

Overview

As we approach the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 2004, attention will inevitably turn to the nineteenth century explorers who risked life and limb to interpret the natural history of the American West.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781570983979
Publisher:	Rinehart, Roberts Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	05/07/2003
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.19(w) x 8.99(h) x 0.66(d)

About the Author

Roger L. Williams is professor emeritus of history at the University of Wyoming and is one of the leading authorities on the history of botany in both the United States and Europe. He is also co-author with Ruth Ashton Nelson of Guide to Rocky Mountain Plants.

Editorial Reviews

Williams provides cogent and absorbingly written descriptions....there is fascinating detail here...highly recommended.

Choice Reviews - K.B. Sterling

Williams provides cogent and absorbingly written descriptions....there is fascinating detail here...highly recommended.
— K.B. Sterling

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Williams provides cogent and absorbingly written descriptions....there is fascinating detail here...highly recommended.
— K.B. Sterling

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