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A Sketch of the Life and Labours of Sir William Jackson Hooker, K.H., D.C.L. Oxon., F.R.S., F.L.S., Etc.
An intimate biography of Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), first Director of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew.
Hooker's Finest Fruits
William Hooker was both an artist and a gardener. Commissioned by the Royal Horticultural Society to paint and describe the most attractive and interesting varieties of fruit being cultivated at the time. One hundred of the best have been brought together here in one volume.
The Henderson Family History
The Henderson Family ancestry begins in SCOTLAND. The family immigrated to USA, settling in Virginia.Some of the family members moved to N.Carolina, briefly in S.Carolina, traveled on to the State of Georgia, Colquitt, Lowndes, Brooks, Thomas Co.areas. Some branches of the Henderson family left Georgia migrated further south into the State of Florida. They settled in Madison, & Taylor County, Florida; and the family has a rich history in Madison County. Later; one of the branches left Madison and Taylor Co. with the Theophilus Hill family. The caravan stopped for a short time in Ocala; where some family descendants remained. Photos are available through the Hill family of those Henderson Family members. Both the Hill and Henderson families eventually settled down in Polk Co.-Hillsborough Co. Florida; in areas as Lakeland, Medulla, Ft. Meade, Bowling Green. Bowling Green, Florida is where Theophilus Hill and his wife; Lydia Henderson are buried. Henderson descendants will treasure this book.
Imperial Nature
Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) was an internationally renowned botanist, a close friend and early supporter of Charles Darwin, and one of the first--and most successful--British men of science to become a full-time professional. He was also, Jim Endersby argues, the perfect embodiment of Victorian science. A vivid picture of the complex interrelationships of scientific work and scientific ideas, Imperial Nature gracefully uses one individual's career to illustrate the changing world of science in the Victorian era. By focusing on science's material practices and one of its foremost practitioners, Endersby ably links concerns about empire, professionalism, and philosophical practices to the forging of a nineteenth-century scientific identity. "A refreshing record of how scientists worked. . . . The practice of science provides the context necessary for understanding how theories advanced; without this background, scientific progress looks too simple, and leaps seem extraordinary."--Nature "Imperial Nature adds significantly to our understanding of the multifaceted and far from inevitable ascendancy of the professional scientist in Victorian culture."--Isis
Museum Masters
Alexander brings to life the stories of twelve ambitious leaders from the United States and Europe who helped shape the future of the museum world.
