In 1850, young Scottish plant hunter John Jeffrey was despatched by an elite group of Victorian subscribers to seek highly prized exotic trees in North America. An early letter home told of a 1,200-mile transcontinental journey by small boat and on foot.
Later, tantalising collections of seeds and plants arrived from British Columbia, Oregon and California, yet early promise soon withered. Four years after setting out, John Jeffrey, and his journals, disappeared without a trace.
Was he lost to love, violence or the Gold Rush? Green Gold combines meticulous research with the fictional narrative of Jeffrey's lost journals, revealing an extraordinary adventure.
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Boundless Publishing Group Ltd
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Maße
Höhe: 198 mm
Breite: 129 mm
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978-1-78965-023-5 (9781789650235)
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Gabriel Hemery is a tree hunter, forest scientist and author. While researching for his doctorate, he led an expedition to the forests of Kyrgyzstan, collecting walnut seeds. He has planted tens of thousands of trees in plantations and forestry trials across Britain. After leading the development of the Botanical Society of the British Isles, Gabriel returned to forestry and played a lead role in successfully halting the government's proposed disposal of England's public forests. In 2009, he co-founded an environmental charity, the Sylva Foundation. His first book The New Sylva was published to wide acclaim in 2014. He writes a popular tree blog: www.gabrielhemery.com.
