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A Life Among The Texas Flora Ferdinand Lindheimer Botany 1st Ed. Minetta Goyne
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Item specifics
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- ISBN
- 9780890964576
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
ISBN-10
0890964572
ISBN-13
9780890964576
eBay Product ID (ePID)
403028
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
236 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Life among Texas Flora : Ferdinand Lindheimer's Letters to George Engelmann / [Ed. and Tr. from German] by Minetta Altgelt Goyne
Publication Year
1991
Subject
Life Sciences / Botany, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Environmentalists & Naturalists
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
45.9 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
90-039322
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
581.9764/092 B
Synopsis
From an endangered species of prickly pear cactus to a daisy and even a snake, the name Lindheimer is tied to the nomenclature of Texas natives in nature. The name originally belonged to Ferdinand Lindheimer, one of the Southwest's first serious scientists, who came to be known as the "Father of Texas Botany." This immigrant from Frankfurt, Germany, spent more than a decade living on a shoestring budget as he searched the wilds of Central and Southeast Texas for new species. His correspondent, friend, fellow botanist, and fellow Frankfurt native was George Engelmann, who also served as Lindheimer's conduit to civilization and to botanic circles worldwide. Like Lindheimer in the tangled prairies, Minetta Altgelt Goyne spent more than a decade on a difficult task: deciphering and translating more than forty of Lindheimer's letters, contained in the Engelmann Papers at the Missouri Botanical Garden archives. Goyne's biographical research and annotations make Lindheimer's letters a fascinating window on his excitement in discovering new species and oddities and his frustrations with immigration politics and frontier life. His comments in his letters to Engelmann about the personalities and practices of the Texas German immigrants and their leaders are at times witty and biting. His wealth of experiences and pointed observations make this a story that will intrigue botanists, Germanists, historians, and Texans everywhere.
LC Classification Number
QK31.L56A4 1991
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