David Douglas, botanist at Hawaii

Author:

Wilson, William Frederick

Title:

David Douglas, botanist at Hawaii

Year:

1919

Pages:

83 p.

Subject:

Douglas, David, 1799-1834 Plants Volcanoes Hawaii biography

Summary:

An attempt is made, in this document, to bring together some of the interesting particulars that have already been published in different works -- for the most part now out-of-print -- regarding the life of David Douglas, the intrepid Scottish botanical explorer and mountain climber, and particularly that portion of same which treats of his two visits to the Sandwich Islands. A few explanatory notes and illustrations have been added by the compiler.

URL:

http://books.google.com/books?id=re4WAAAAYAAJ

Collection:

Monographs