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Author : Charles Lyte
Publisher : J.Murray
ISBN 13 : 9780719547355
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (473 download)
Download or read book Frank Kingdon-Ward written by Charles Lyte and published by J.Murray. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Francis Kingdon-Ward
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789745240841
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (48 download)
Download or read book Burma's Icy Mountains written by Francis Kingdon-Ward and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the author's two expeditions to Burma - one on his own and a second, with a larger American party close to the Burma-China border - completed by the intrepid explorer and plant hunter, Kingdon-Ward, prior to the outbreak of WWII. This fascinating record describes two expeditions to Burma - one on his own and a second, with a larger American party close to the Burma-China border - completed by the intrepid explorer and plant hunter, Kingdon-Ward, prior to the outbreak of WWII. Not published until the post war period some ten years later, the book is of
Author : Francis Kingdon Ward
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book In Farthest Burma written by Francis Kingdon Ward and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ian Baker
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 110111780X
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)
Download or read book The Heart of the World written by Ian Baker and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-05-02 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The myth of Shangri-la originates in Tibetan Buddhist beliefs in beyul, or hidden lands, sacred sanctuaries that reveal themselves to devout pilgrims and in times of crisis. The more remote and inaccessible the beyul, the vaster its reputed qualities. Ancient Tibetan prophecies declare that the greatest of all hidden lands lies at the heart of the forbidding Tsangpo Gorge, deep in the Himalayas and veiled by a colossal waterfall. Nineteenth-century accounts of this fabled waterfall inspired a series of ill-fated European expeditions that ended prematurely in 1925 when the intrepid British plant collector Frank Kingdon-Ward penetrated all but a five-mile section of the Tsangpo’s innermost gorge and declared that the falls were no more than a “religious myth” and a “romance of geography.” The heart of the Tsangpo Gorge remained a blank spot on the map of world exploration until world-class climber and Buddhist scholar Ian Baker delved into the legends. Whatever cryptic Tibetan scrolls or past explorers had said about the Tsangpo’s innermost gorge, Baker determined, could be verified only by exploring the uncharted five-mile gap. After several years of encountering sheer cliffs, maelstroms of impassable white water, and dense leech-infested jungles, on the last of a series of extraordinary expeditions, Baker and his National Geographic–sponsored team reached the depths of the Tsangpo Gorge. They made news worldwide by finding there a 108-foot-high waterfall, the legendary grail of Western explorers and Tibetan seekers alike. The Heart of the World is one of the most captivating stories of exploration and discovery in recent memory—an extraordinary journey to one of the wildest and most inaccessible places on earth and a pilgrimage to the heart of the Tibetan Buddhist faith.
Author : Francis Kingdon Ward
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Pilgrimage for Plants written by Francis Kingdon Ward and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frank Kingdon Ward
Publisher : Modern Library
ISBN 13 : 0307828832
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)
Download or read book In the Land of the Blue Poppies written by Frank Kingdon Ward and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 2012-10-17 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Modern Library Paperback Original During the first years of the twentieth century, the British plant collector and explorer Frank Kingdon Ward went on twenty-four impossibly daring expeditions throughout Tibet, China, and Southeast Asia, in search of rare and elusive species of plants. He was responsible for the discovery of numerous varieties previously unknown in Europe and America, including the legendary Tibetan blue poppy, and the introduction of their seeds into the world’s gardens. Kingdon Ward’s accounts capture all the romance of his wildly adventurous expeditions, whether he was swinging across a bottomless gorge on a cable of twisted bamboo strands or clambering across a rocky scree in fear of an impending avalanche. Drawn from writings out of print for almost seventy-five years, this new collection, edited and introduced by professional horticulturalist and House & Garden columnist Tom Christopher, returns Kingdon Ward to his deserved place in the literature of discovery and the literature of the garden.
Author : S. Primrose
Publisher : Pimpernel Press
ISBN 13 : 9781910258781
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (587 download)
Download or read book Modern Plant Hunters written by S. Primrose and published by Pimpernel Press. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much has been published on the topic of plant hunting, and almost all of it is about the plant hunters of the so-called `golden age' that ended with the death of Frank Kingdon Ward in 1958. One might be forgiven for thinking that plant hunting itself came to an end in 1958 - but nothing could be further from the truth. On the contrary, there have been more new plant introductions in the past thirty years than ever before. This book tells the stories of the modern-day plant hunters - such pioneering adventurers as Mikinori Ogisu, Dan Hinkley, Ed de Vogel, Lin Yu-Lin, Bill Terry and Claire Scobie. The author examines the search for medicinal plants and the work of scientific institutions, both of which have been largely ignored and considers such developments as the effect of habitat destruction on plant loss and plant diversity.
Author : Richard Aitken
Publisher : Lund Humphries Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Botanical Riches written by Richard Aitken and published by Lund Humphries Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an visually sumptuous book due to its extensive and beautiful images from collections in the State Library of Victoria. Aitken has traced the history and art of botany from the ancient civilisations up to the present day. He considers the discoveries of the potential of the plant to provide food, medicine, flavouring and decoration. Societies evolved around their possession of natural resources which they marketed throughout the world. Mercantile communities became extremely wealthy. In addition to the detailed and stunning illustrations the author has produced a lively and thorough book of history, nature, culture and art.
Author : Bill Terry
Publisher : TouchWood Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781894898829
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (988 download)
Download or read book Blue Heaven written by Bill Terry and published by TouchWood Editions. This book was released on 2009 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With wit and erudition, Bill Terry examines the world of the fabled Himalayan Blue Poppy and its relatives. Ranging from the slopes of the high Himalayas through the gardens of contemporary poppy lovers, Terry-himself an accomplished Meconopsis grower-also provides clear guidelines for the successful cultivation and propagation of these notoriously temperamental beauties. But buyer beware! Meconopsis obsession may ensue.'-Des Kennedy, author of "An Ecology of Enchantment" "In Blue Heaven," Bill Terry-a leading North American authority on Asiatic Poppies-tells the story of the enchanting Himalayan Blue Poppy. First discovered in Tibet in 1924, the poppy was soon introduced to cultivation and proved challenging and stubborn, some gardeners even believed the plant to be impossible to grow. Terry debunks this myth, relating his own encounters with the blue poppy and showing how, given a suitable climate, a patient and persistent gardener can raise this most alluring of perennial plants. Gorgeous photographs accompany the text throughout, leading to a visually stunning collection of images and stories, illuminating this rare and precious flower.
Author : Brenda McLean
Publisher : Antique Collectors Club Dist
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book George Forrest written by Brenda McLean and published by Antique Collectors Club Dist. This book was released on 2004 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book on Forrest for 50 years, this publication tells of the adventures of this legendary plant hunter.
Author : Francis Kingdon-Ward
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Return to the Irrawaddy written by Francis Kingdon-Ward and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author's experiences in the jungles and mountains of northern Burma.
Author : Jane Brown
Publisher : David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN 13 : 9781567923124
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (231 download)
Download or read book Tales of the Rose Tree written by Jane Brown and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 2006 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From the towering Burmese magnificum, with its three-foot-diameter trunk and its masses of sweet-smelling purple flowers, to the potted pink azalea, glowing like a burning bush on the backyard garden patio, Rhododendron is a genus of infinite variety and beauty. There are 1,025 known species: it is a native of the snows of the Himalayas and the swamps of the Carolinas, the jungles of Borneo and the island inlets of Japan. It is also one of the oldest of plants - many believe the dove that returned to Noah's ark was carrying a rhododendron sprig - although it has been known to western horticulture for only 300 years. The curious history of Westerners and rhododendrons is full of swashbuckling plant collectors and visionary gardeners, colonial violence and ecological destruction, stunning botanical successes and bitter business disappointments. And it is here related with consummate skill by Jane Brown, an English garden writer."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Karel Capek
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1529096251
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)
Download or read book The Gardener's Year written by Karel Capek and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2023-03-30 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gardener’s Year is a charming and light-hearted insight into the life of an amateur gardener. Structured loosely around what to plant, grow or cultivate each month, Karel Capek takes us on a rollicking journey through a year in his own small garden. Complete and unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features lively black and white illustrations by Czech artist Josef Capek and is translated by M. and R. Weatherall. From making puddles with an untamable hose to sowing luxuriant weeds instead of grass, Capek reveals how a gardener grows into his surroundings ‘spurred on by each new failure’. Subverting the tradition of a ‘how to’ gardening book, he teaches his readers about the magic of seeds, the perils of planting vegetables and the thrilling surprises of a rock garden. As the year progresses and frail buds turn from flowering stems to drooping bulbs and falling leaves, Capek’s small garden buzzes with life, wisdom and humour.
Author : Francis Kingdon Ward
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Plant Hunting on the Edge of the World written by Francis Kingdon Ward and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sarah Kingdon-Ward
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781911438359
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (383 download)
Download or read book Go, Tony, Go! written by Sarah Kingdon-Ward and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-11 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A charming picture book that looks at disability in a positive way.
Author : Francis Kingdon Ward
Publisher : Serindia Publications, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780906026229
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (262 download)
Download or read book Himalayan Enchantment written by Francis Kingdon Ward and published by Serindia Publications, Inc.. This book was released on 1990 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last of the great plant hunters, Frank Kingdon-Ward undertook 25 major expeditions over a period of nearly 50 years, and collected and numbered more than 23,000 plants. English gardens are still enriched by the poppies, lilies, primulas, rhododendrons and many other plants that he introduced.
Author : Sunil Amrith
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465097731
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)
Download or read book Unruly Waters written by Sunil Amrith and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2018-12-11 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a MacArthur "Genius," a bold new perspective on the history of Asia, highlighting the long quest to tame its waters Asia's history has been shaped by her waters. In Unruly Waters, historian Sunil Amrith reimagines Asia's history through the stories of its rains, rivers, coasts, and seas--and of the weather-watchers and engineers, mapmakers and farmers who have sought to control them. Looking out from India, he shows how dreams and fears of water shaped visions of political independence and economic development, provoked efforts to reshape nature through dams and pumps, and unleashed powerful tensions within and between nations. Today, Asian nations are racing to construct hundreds of dams in the Himalayas, with dire environmental impacts; hundreds of millions crowd into coastal cities threatened by cyclones and storm surges. In an age of climate change, Unruly Waters is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand Asia's past and its future.
