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The plant hunter : a scientist's quest for nature's next medicines / Cassandra Leah Quave.
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- ISBN: 9781984879110
- ISBN: 1984879111
- Physical Description: 371 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: [New York] : Viking, [2021]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | My Leg and the Wilderness -- Welcome to the Jungle -- Worms in the Belly -- An Unexpected Houseguest -- Wash and Fold -- From the Field to the Lab -- Babies and Biofilms -- A Lab of My Own -- The Sea Cabbage -- Billy Fell Off the Swing -- The One-Legged Hunter -- Cassandra's Curse. |
| Additional Physical Form available Note: | Issued also in electronic format. |
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| Subject: | Quave, Cassandra Leah. Medical botanists > United States > Biography. People with disabilities > United States > Biography. Medicinal plants. Ethnobotany. |
| Genre: | Autobiographies. Biographies. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Town of Hanover Libraries.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Etna Library | 581.6 QUA | 31257000290881 | Adult collection | Available | - |
| Howe Library | 581.6 QUA
Memorial: In memory of Elizabeth Skolfield Miller.
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31254003739444 | Lower level | Available | - |
The Plant Hunter : A Scientist's Quest for Nature's Next Medicines
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Table of Contents
The Plant Hunter : A Scientist's Quest for Nature's Next Medicines
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Author's Note | p. ix | |
| Prologue | p. 1 | |
| Part I | Nature | |
| Chapter 1 | My Leg and the Wilderness | p. 15 |
| Chapter 2 | Welcome to the Jungle | p. 37 |
| Chapter 3 | Worms in the Belly | p. 57 |
| Chapter 4 | An Unexpected Houseguest | p. 81 |
| Part II | Infection | |
| Chapter 5 | Wash and Fold | p. 117 |
| Chapter 6 | From the Field to the Lab | p. 149 |
| Chapter 7 | Babies and Biofilms | p. 179 |
| Chapter 8 | A Lab of My Own | p. 203 |
| Part III | Medicine | |
| Chapter 9 | The Sea Cabbage | p. 229 |
| Chapter 10 | Billy Fell off the Swing | p. 255 |
| Chapter 11 | The One-Legged Hunter | p. 287 |
| Chapter 12 | Cassandra's Curse | p. 311 |
| Epilogue | p. 337 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 343 | |
| Appendices | ||
| Other Resources | p. 351 | |
| Index of Botanical and Fungal Names | p. 355 | |
| List of Acronyms and Initialisms | p. 359 | |
| Notes | p. 361 |
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