01936cam a2200373 4500 513459204 TxAuBib 20130316120000.0 090724s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009027956 9781570616136 1570616132 9781570616679 1570616671 (OCoLC)317923518 DLC DLC DLC TxAuBib Nisbet, Jack. The collector : David Douglas and the natural history of the Northwest / Jack Nisbet. Seattle, WA : Sasquatch Books, 2009. xiii, 290 p. : maps ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-263) and index. The story of David Douglas, the premier botanical explorer in the Pacific Northwest and other areas of western North America. Douglas' discoveries include hundreds of western plants--most notably the Douglas Fir. The Collector tracks Douglas, from his humble birth in Scotland in 1799 to his botanical training under the famed William Jackson Hooker to his adventures in North America discovering "exotic" new plants for the English and European market. 20140429. Douglas, David 1799-1834. Botanists Scotland Biography. Naturalists Scotland Biography. Botany Northwest, Pacific History 19th century. Natural history Northwest, Pacific. Scientific expeditions Northwest, Pacific History 19th century. Northwest, Pacific Description and travel. Canada Description and travel. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1204/2009027956-b.html Contributor biographical information https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1204/2009027956-d.html Publisher description