Umfang:
1 online resource (216 pages)
ISBN:
9780826352194
Inhalt:
In 1826, Jean Louis Berlandier, a French naturalist, was part of a team sent to explore what is now northern Mexico and the Gulf Coast of Texas. Here, historian Russell Lawson tells the story of this multinational expedition, using Berlandier's copious records as a way of conveying his view of the natural environment.
Inhalt:
Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Savant of Matamoros -- Chapter Two: Lock of the Rhône -- Chapter Three: Río Pánuco -- Chapter Four: The Arms of God -- Chapter Five: River of the Comanches -- Chapter Six: Father of Waters -- Chapter Seven: Waters of the High Sierra -- Chapter Eight: Río Bravo del Norte -- Chapter Nine: River of Death -- Appendix One: Fauna and Flora Named for Jean Louis Berlandier -- Appendix Two: Chronology of the Journeys of Jean Louis Berlandier -- Notes -- Sources Consulted -- Index.
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Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780826352170
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780826352170
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
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