Title: The amazing world of James Hector
Description: "James Hector was a phenomenon. As a young man he struck out for the wilds of Canada on a daring surveying expedition that succeeded in its goals but nearly cost him his life. Three years later he sailed to the young colony of New Zealand. His task: to survey a vast area of the South Island, and find gold and other minerals, and a route across the Southern Alps to the remote west coast. ..."--Back cover.
Subjects: Botanists, Biography, Natural history, Explorers, Geologists, History, New zealand, biography, Botanists, biography, Natural history, new zealand, New zealand, history
Places: New Zealand
People: James Hector Sir (1834-1907)