In the Land of the Blue Poppies: The Collected Plant-Hunting Writings of Frank Kingdon Ward

by Frank Kingdon Ward and Ward Francis Kingdon 1885-1958

Book Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812967399
• ISBN13: 9780812967395
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Modern Library
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Real travel adventure

We tend to take for granted the intrepid and brave explorers that brought us knowledge of far-off places and new plants and peoples. Reading Frank Kingdon Ward is like being part of his party as he nonchalantly climbs unknown, rugged mountains for the love of discovery. His endurance and bravery during a time when disease and primitive camping were common, is an inspiration to those of us coddled in today's comforts. I pick up his books whenever I begin to feel that modern life is "difficult"!