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| Flower Hunters | 
 enlarge | Authors: Mary Gribbin, John Gribbin
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Category: Book
List Price: £16.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 6671
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.5 x 1.4
ISBN: 0192807188
Dewey Decimal Number: 580.922
EAN: 9780192807182
ASIN: 0192807188
Publication Date: March 27, 2008
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beautiful cover August 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a true inspiration to all garden lovers and even those who are not yet addicted to plants and gardens. It's well researched, easy to read and understand and with beautiful illustrations (especially those by Marianne North) it's a perfect present. John and Mary Gribbin have the talent of bringing together the story of eleven flower hunters, without compromising the scientific facts, and have created a very interesting book in their usual accessible style. This has pride of place on my coffee table and is a very important addition to my collection of gardening and flower books. I'm looking forward to the next one!
Flower Hunters August 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Flower Hunters is a great read. Mary and John Gribbin tell the engaging stories of the earliest botanical explorers, really bringing their characters to life. They bring us the well researched details of these founding figures in the new science of Botany with an exciting narrative that makes you live their intrepid adventures.
Highly reccomend this book to everyone and avidly look forward to hopefully future books that continue the story on.
Flower Hunters August 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I recomend this excellent book to anyone both with a specific interest in Botany or a complete novice.
The text is very engaging and informative. I hope they write another book that takes us up to date with subsequent Flower Hunters.
Fascinating April 22, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
What a brilliant read. This meticulously researched book weaves together the stories of the botanist adventurers of the 18th and 19th centuries to provide an extraordinary insight into their minds and motivations. The book flowed seamlessly from one story to the next, and provided the right balance between historical accuracy and a damn fine yarn. I was hooked from page one, and would recommend this book as an excellent starting point for anyone interested in gardening history.
Loved it! April 19, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I loved the quirky people. Their obsessions and energies led to our gardens being what they are today. Amazing.
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