Author : C. K. Dodge
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ISBN 13 : 9781331956433
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (564 download)
Book Synopsis Miscellaneous Papers on the Botany of Michigan (Classic Reprint) by : C. K. Dodge
Download or read book Miscellaneous Papers on the Botany of Michigan (Classic Reprint) written by C. K. Dodge and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Miscellaneous Papers on the Botany of Michigan The several lists of plants comprising this volume were prepared by Charles Keene Dodge and include all of the unpublished manuscript left by him at his death. The papers were evidently complete, as they were marked "ready for the printer." As this volume will be the last publication of his writings it is deemed fitting to include a photograph of Mr. Dodge as a frontispiece, a short biological sketch, and a complete list, so far as they are known, of his publications. Charles Keene Dodge was born on a farm in the township of Blackman, Jackson County, Michigan, five miles north of the city of Jackson, April 26, 1844. He received his education entirely in the schools of his native state, graduating from a classical course at the University of Michigan, in 1870. After leaving the University he taught school two years in Rockland, Michigan, and two years at Hancock, Michigan. He then studied law one year at Hancock, and in 1875 was admitted to the bar. He at once removed to Port Huron, Michigan, where he practiced his profession actively until 1893. At this time he was appointed to the staff of the United States customs office at Port Huron, which position he held until his death. On August 4, 1897, he was married to Miss Millie Burns and they made their home in Port Huron with the exception of two years spent in the west and south. Mr. Dodge began to take an interest in systematic botany at about the time he was admitted to the bar in 1875. He had had a six weeks' course in botany under Alexander Winchell and this, together with his natural love of the great out-of-doors furnished the incentive for an active interest in this subject. At one time he wrote "Without any apparent mental effort I took to botany and was never able to let it alone. Everything described within the limits of Gray's Manual interested me. Woods, trees, fields, all formed an irresistible attraction." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
