André and François André Michaux

By Savage, Henry

Subjects: Biography, Botanists, biography, New York Times reviewed, Botanists, Botany, History, Botany, history, Botany, united states

Description: This biography covers André and François André Michaux, two of the most significant figures in the botanical history of the United States and France. During their lives, spanning the latter half of the eighteenth century to the first half of the nineteenth, this father and son made remarkable contributions to the advancement of botany, horticulture, and forestry.