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

by Williams, Roger L.

• ISBN13: 9781570983979
• ISBN10: 1570983976
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-07
• Publisher: Roberts Rinehart

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Roger L. Williams is professor emeritus of history at the University of Wyoming.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Lewis and Clark in the Rocky Mountains (1805-1806)	p. 1
Edwin James and the Long Expedition	p. 19
Thomas Drummond in the Northern Rocky Mountains	p. 31
The Ascendancy of Thomas Nuttall (1786-1859)	p. 37
George Engelmann: A Link between East and West	p. 55
John Charles Fremont (1813-1890): An Unresolved Enigma	p. 61
Geyer and Burke: Two Gardeners Abroad	p. 69
Concluding the 1840s: Wislizenus, Fendler, and Stansbury	p. 73
The New Era of Intensive Botanizing: Charles Parry in Colorado	p. 79
Joseph Dalton Hooker: Darwin's Confidant	p. 93
Sereno Watson: Botanist by Inadvertence	p. 101
The Hayden Survey: Botanical Opportunity	p. 105
Edward Lee Greene: Botanist-Historian	p. 119
Marcus E. Jones of Utah	p. 133
The Heightened Attention to Grasses	p. 141
The Indomitable Alice Eastwood	p. 149
Three Notable Collectors: Purpus, Cockerall, and Osterhout	p. 155
Per Axel Rydberg: The Gentle Botanist	p. 163
Aven Nelson: The Great Teacher	p. 171
Epilogue	p. 179
Notes	p. 183
Bibliography	p. 193
Index	p. 203
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