About this book
"Enjoyable and insightful work was written as a tribute to the scientific achievements of Richard Evans Schultes, an Amazonia explorer active during 1940s-50s. Also relates explorations of the author and of Timothy Plowman, both Schultes' students. Intended for a popular audience"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Details
- First published
- 1996
- OL Work ID
- OL1939251W
Subjects
Collection and preservationBiographyEthnobotanistsField workHallucinogenic plantsMedicinal plantsEthnobotanyFieldworkEthnobiologyIndians of South AmericaSocial life and customsJourneysAmazon river and valley, description and travelBotanists, biographyPlants, collection and preservationHallucinogensPersonal Narratives