Frontier naturalist [[electronic resource] ] : Jean Louis Berlandier and the exploration of northern Mexico and Texas / / Russell M. Lawson

• Autore: Lawson Russell M. <1957->
• Pubblicazione: Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (286 p.)
• Disciplina: 508.72
• Soggetto topico: Natural history - Mexico, North; Natural history - Texas, South; Scientific expeditions - Mexico, North - History - 19th century; Scientific expeditions - Texas, South - History - 19th century; Naturalists - France; Explorers - Mexico, North; Explorers - Texas, South
• Soggetto geografico: Mexico, North Description and travel; Texas, South Description and travel
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Savant of Matamoros -- Lock of the Rhône -- Río Pánuco -- The Arms of God -- River of the Comanches -- Father of Rivers -- Waters of the High Sierra -- Río Bravo del Norte -- River of Death -- Appendix One: Fauna and Flora Named for Jean Louis Berlandier -- Appendix Two: Chronology of the Journeys of Jean Louis Berlandier.
• Sommario/riassunto: In 1826, Jean Louis Berlandier, a French naturalist, was part of a team sent to explore what is now northern Mexico and the Gulf Coast of Texas. Here, historian Russell Lawson tells the story of this multinational expedition, using Berlandier's copious records as a way of conveying his view of the natural environment.
• Titolo autorizzato: Frontier naturalist
• ISBN: 1-283-62126-6; 9786613933713; 0-8263-5219-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910788535903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II