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Author Lawson, Russell M., 1957-

Title Frontier naturalist : Jean Louis Berlandier and the exploration of northern Mexico and Texas / Russell M. Lawson.

Publication Info. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Savant of Matamoros -- Lock of the Rhône -- Río Pánuco -- The Arms of God -- River of the Comanches -- Father of Rivers -- Waters of the High Sierra -- Río Bravo del Norte -- River of Death -- Appendix One: Fauna and Flora Named for Jean Louis Berlandier -- Appendix Two: Chronology of the Journeys of Jean Louis Berlandier.
Summary This is a true story of discovery and discoverers in what was the northern frontier region of Mexico in the years before the Mexican War. In 1826, when the story begins, the region was claimed by both Mexico and the United States. Neither country knew much about the lands crossed by such rivers as the Guadalupe, Brazos, Nueces, Trinity, and Rio Grande. Jean Louis Berlandier, a French naturalist, was part of a team sent out by the Mexican Boundary Commission to explore the area. His role was to collect specimens of flora and fauna and to record detailed observations of the landscapes and peoples through which the exploring party traveled. His observations, including sketches and paintings of plants, landmarks, and American Indians, were the first compendium of scientific observations of the region to be collected and eventually published. Here, historian Russell Lawson tells the story of this multinational expedition, using Berlandier's copious records as a way of conveying his view of the natural environment. Lawson's narrative allows us to peer over Berlandier's shoulder as he traveled and recorded his experiences. Berlandier and Lawson show us an America that no longer exists.
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Subject Berlandier, Jean Louis, -1851 -- Travel.
Berlandier, Jean Louis, -1851.
Travel.
Berlandier, Jean Louis, -1851.
Mexico, North -- Description and travel.
North Mexico.
Texas, South -- Description and travel.
South Texas.
Natural history -- Mexico, North.
Natural history.
Natural history -- Texas, South.
Scientific expeditions -- Mexico, North -- History -- 19th century.
Scientific expeditions.
History.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Scientific expeditions -- Texas, South -- History -- 19th century.
Naturalists -- France -- Biography.
Naturalists.
France.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Subject Explorers -- Mexico, North -- Biography.
Explorers.
Explorers -- Texas, South -- Biography.
Chronological Term 1800 - 1899
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Biographies.
Other Form: Print version: Lawson, Russell M., 1957- Frontier naturalist. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2012 9780826352170 (DLC) 2012018873 (OCoLC)794366605
ISBN 9780826352194 (electronic book)
0826352197 (electronic book)
9780826352170
0826352170