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Science in the Subarctic: Trappers, Traders, and the Smithsonian Institution: Trappers, Traders and the Smithsonian Institute - Hardcover

Lindsay, Debra

 
9781560982333: Science in the Subarctic: Trappers, Traders, and the Smithsonian Institution: Trappers, Traders and the Smithsonian Institute

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In the mid-nineteenth century, Spencer Baird, the Smithsonian's second secretary, set out to improve knowledge of North American flora and fauna. His efforts lead to a revolution in the nature of scientific data collection. Baird sent Robert Kennicott, a young naturalist, to the wilds of the Mackenzie River in what is now northwest Canada. One of Kennicott's most important innovations was recruiting fur traders and native peoples as collectors. Includes b&w photos. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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