Frank Kingdon Ward (1885–1958)
Author of In the Land of the Blue Poppies: The Collected Plant-Hunting Writings of Frank Kingdon Ward
About the Author
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Works by Frank Kingdon Ward
In the Land of the Blue Poppies: The Collected Plant-Hunting Writings of Frank Kingdon Ward (2003) 59 copies
Pilgrimage for Plants 12 copies
Assam adventure 6 copies
Footsteps in Civilization 3 copies
The romance of gardening 2 copies
Plant hunter in Manipur 2 copies
Pilgrimage for plants 2 copies
Burma's icy mountains 1 copy
Return to the Irrawaddy 1 copy
Burma's icy mountains 1 copy
Rhododendrons for everyone 1 copy
Plant hunter's paradise 1 copy
Plant hunter in Manipur 1 copy
Field notes of trees, shrubs and plants other than rhododendrons collected b y Kingdon-Ward in 1926 1 copy
Plant hunting in the wilds 1 copy
Modern exploration 1 copy
Plant Hunter's Paradise 1 copy
ツアンポー峡谷の謎 1 copy
Associated Works
Worlds to Explore: Classic Tales of Travel and Adventure from National Geographic (2006) — Contributor — 118 copies, 1 review
My Favorite Plant: Writers and Gardeners on the Plants They Love (1998) — Contributor — 100 copies, 1 review
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Other names
- Kingdon-Ward, Frank
- Birthdate
- 1885-11-06
- Date of death
- 1958-04-08
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Cambridge
- Occupations
- botanist
plant collector
explorer
author - Relationships
- Ward, H. Marshall (father)
Kaulback, Ronald (travel companion)
Ward, Winifred Mary (sister)
Rasmussen, Jean (spouse) - Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Manchester, England, UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- England, UK
Members
Reviews
Kenneth Cox, third-generation plant hunter, nurseryman and author of numerous garden books, has chosen to discuss Frank Kingdon Ward’s “Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges", on FiveBooks (http://five-books.com) as one of the top five on his subject - Plant Hunting, saying that:
“…This is set in and around the world’s deepest gorge in Southeast Tibet and describes the plants which grow there. First published in 1925, it’s perhaps the best plant-hunting book of all time. So good, that I show more edited a full-colour modern edition with up-to-date information…”
The full interview is available here:
http://thebrowser.com/books/interviews/kenneth-cox show less
“…This is set in and around the world’s deepest gorge in Southeast Tibet and describes the plants which grow there. First published in 1925, it’s perhaps the best plant-hunting book of all time. So good, that I show more edited a full-colour modern edition with up-to-date information…”
The full interview is available here:
http://thebrowser.com/books/interviews/kenneth-cox show less
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Statistics
- Works
- 46
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 337
- Popularity
- #70,619
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 23
- Languages
- 1