Description
Product ID: | 9781910877371 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Will Purdom |
Subtitle: | Agitator, Plant-hunter, Forester |
Authors: | Author: Francois Gordon |
Page Count: | 240 |
Subjects: | Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, Botany and plant sciences, Conservation of the environment, Botany & plant sciences, Conservation of the environment |
Description: | In a short life full of quiet endeavour, Will Purdom rose to become a key figure in China''s struggle to repair the ecology and sustainability of it forests after decades of ruinous logging. A fascinating story of a quiet life yet heroic endeavour. Purdom, 1880-1921, was a young working-class man who dedicated his life to plant collecting and who also rose to become a key figure in China's struggle to repair the ecology and sustainability of its forests. |
Imprint Name: | Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh |
Publisher Name: | Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2021-02-11 |