ARGONAUT BOOKS

'Based on meticulous research in original sources ? Goodman illustrates vividly how adept [Banks] was ? Shining a light on individuals whose achievements are relatively uncelebrated'Jenny Uglow, New York Review of Books Reviews PRAISE FOR PLANTING THE WORLD'Goodman turns his attention to the "adventurous history" of the botanists, naturalists, gardeners, and ship captains who carried out his vicarious plant-hunting across the world, shining a light on individuals whose achievements are relatively uncelebrated. The book is particularly strong on the minutiae of planning, nego...Read More