LEADER 03876nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910450213003321 005 20210608020846.0 010 $a0-520-92750-8 010 $a9786612356339 010 $a1-282-35633-X 010 $a1-59875-921-3 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520927506 035 $a(CKB)1000000000246823 035 $a(EBL)254858 035 $a(OCoLC)475969648 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000116877 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11131924 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000116877 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10036758 035 $a(PQKB)10478869 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC254858 035 $a(OCoLC)62865850 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse30365 035 $a(DE-B1597)519862 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520927506 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL254858 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10106459 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL235633 035 $a(OCoLC)935230256 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000246823 100 $a20050131d2006 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCalifornia's frontier naturalists$b[electronic resource] /$fRichard G. Beidleman 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (501 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-520-23010-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tPreface --$tPrelude --$tPart 1. The Oceanic Expeditions --$tPart 2. The Early Peripatetic Naturalists --$tPart 3. The Overland Expeditions and Their Naturalists --$tPart 4. Iron Horses and River Steamers --$tPart 5. The California Geological Survey --$tPart 6. Institutions and Naturalists --$tPart 7. The Postwar Naturalists --$tSelected References --$tIndex 330 $aThis book chronicles the fascinating story of the enthusiastic, stalwart, and talented naturalists who were drawn to California's spectacular natural bounty over the decades from 1786, when the La Pérouse Expedition arrived at Monterey, to the Death Valley expedition in 1890-91, the proclaimed "end" of the American frontier. Richard G. Beidleman's engaging and marvelously detailed narrative describes these botanists, zoologists, geologists, paleontologists, astronomers, and ethnologists as they camped under stars and faced blizzards, made discoveries and amassed collections, kept journals and lost valuables, sketched flowers and landscapes, recorded comets and native languages. He weaves together the stories of their lives, their demanding fieldwork, their contributions to science, and their exciting adventures against the backdrop of California and world history. California's Frontier Naturalists covers all the major expeditions to California as well as individual and institutional explorations, introducing naturalists who accompanied boundary surveys, joined federal railroad parties, traveled with river topographical expeditions, accompanied troops involved with the Mexican War, and made up California's own geological survey. Among these early naturalists are famous names-David Douglas, Thomas Nuttall, John Charles Fremont, William Brewer-as well as those who are less well-known, including Paolo Botta, Richard Hinds, and Sara Lemmon. 606 $aNatural history$zCalifornia 606 $aScientific expeditions$zCalifornia 606 $aNaturalists$zCalifornia$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aNatural history 615 0$aScientific expeditions 615 0$aNaturalists$xHistory. 676 $a508.794 700 $aBeidleman$b Richard G$01033143 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450213003321 996 $aCalifornia's frontier naturalists$92451528 997 $aUNINA