Edward Palmer1956

The life of Edward Palmer during second half of 19th century, focusing on his pioneering fieldwork as a naturalist in the american west, many maps, diagrams, likely the definitive professional biography of Palmer, the great American naturalist and collector, who collected over 100,000 plants as well as thousands of archaeological, ethnological and zoological items throughout Mexico, Texas, Florida and the American west. Appendices include chronology of his plant collections and locations, field notes, herbaria known to have plants he collected.