In the Land of the Blue Poppies
Subtitle: The Collected Plant-Hunting Writings of Frank Kingdon Ward (Modern Library Gardening)
Contributors: Tom Christopher (Editor); Jamaica Kincaid (Preface)
Edition: 2003 Moder edition
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: April 15, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780812967395
Subjects: Gardens (descriptions, history etc); Plant life: general; Travel writing; Ward, Francis Kingdon,; Plant collectors; Essays; Scientific Expeditions; Seed-Bearing Plants (Spermatophyta); Science; Plant collecting; Travel; Himalayas; Essays & Travelogues; History; Life Sciences - Botany; Journeys; Travel / Essays & Travelogues; 1885-1958; ASIA; Biography; England
First sentence: Here, reader, you will perhaps perceive a hint of solitude.