The weeping goldsmith
Subtitle: discoveries in the secret land of Myanmar
By: W. John Kress.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Abbeville Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780789210326
Subjects: Natural history -- Burma; Plants -- Burma; Burma -- Description and travel
Description: This book is a first-person narrative of daunting travel and scientific discovery in the little-known country of Myanmar. Dr. Kress explored many areas in this enigmatic country, surveying its teak forests, bamboo thickets, timber plantations, rivers, and mangroves to document its incredible botanical diversity. --from publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.