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Wilson's China - A Century on (Hardcover)
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Wilson's China - A Century on (Hardcover)
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Ernest Wilson was the foremost plant collector of his generation,
responsible for introducing over 1,000 species to our gardens in
the West. The authors of this book reveal Wilson's adventures
through excerpts from his own writing as well as describing their
own experiences tracing his journeys in the wilds of China today.
Wilson's legacy includes glass plate photographs taken in Sichuan
at the beginning of the 20th century depicting landscapes,
villages, river scenes, people and plants, veteran and exceptional
trees. Armed with copies of these images and with the help of
Chinese guides and local knowledge, the authors retraced Wilson's
footsteps, taking photographs themselves. The result, a splendid
series of 'then and now' images, is a key feature of this
informative homage to a great plant hunter. Further photographs
provide a fascinating insight into the changes and continuities in
China over a hundred year period, and offer a captivating glimpse
of people and places in the remote province of Sichuan.
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