Exploring for Plants

by David Fairchild

Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1930]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. - English, Pages 626. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.} Complete Exploring for plants / by David Fairchild. 1930 Fairchild David -.

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1931

About the author

David Grandison Fairchild (April 7, 1869 - August 6, 1954) was an American botanist and plant explorer. Fairchild was responsible for the introduction of more than 200,000 exotic plants and varieties of established crops into the United States, including soybeans, pistachios, mangos, nectarines, dates, bamboos, and flowering cherries. Certain varieties of wheat, cotton, and rice became especially economically important.

Reviews

[Douglas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good for the plants and Fairchild’s intrepid explorations, considering he was in his late 50s, and for a view of life around the world between the wars. Not many people have had Fairchild’s knowledge of plants and his personal experiences with plant exploration. Deeply anachronistic in both its desire for wild introductions and some of its racial attitudes, and Fairchild’s obvious embrace of eugenics, common in its day but depressing to read regardless. It is infrequently expressed in the book, fortunately.

[John Sgammato · Rating 4 out of 5]

I want to give this book 4 stars and 3 stars, depending on the reader's interests. If you want to know deep details of life all around the world before WWII and its changes, this is easily four stars.
If you want the charm and philosophical reflection of his later books, that's not here... It's a unique and encompassing travelogue, not a memoir.
I was a bit taken aback, after a thousand pages of general good-nature to all, to see many references comparing African natives to American "darkies", until I realized that Fairchild was using the less pejorative term of his day and people. He's a rather colorblind fellow, until 1920s political correctness gets in the way of communication!