Science in the Subarctic : trappers, traders, and the Smithsonian Institution

214 Pages·1993·9.5 MB·English

by  Lindsay, Debra

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Science in the Subarctic

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SCIENCE
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Trappers, Traders,
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Smithsonian
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MAY 1 1 1993
Debra Lindsay
Foreword by William W. Fitzhugh
Smithsonian Institution Press
Washington and London
Editor: RosemarySheffield
Designer:JaniceWheeler
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1993 SmithsonianInstitution
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Lindsay, Debra.
ScienceintheSubarctic : trappers, traders, andtheSmithsonianInstitution / by
DebraLindsay.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographicalreferencesandindex.
ISBN1-56098-133-0
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1. Research Arcticregions History 19thcentury. 2.. Naturalhistory Arctic
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regions 19thcentury. 3. SmithsonianInstitution History 19thcentury.
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4. NorthAmerica Descriptionandtravel 1851-1880. 5. Scientists North
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America. 6. Naturalists NorthAmerica. I. Title.
Q180.A6L56 1993
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