| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
272 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-266) and index. |
| Contents |
The weeping goldsmith -- Waiting in Rangoon -- Ancient cities and sacred mountains -- The arrival of the monsoon -- Across two rivers -- Buddha's garden -- The choir of cicadas -- Paradise in Maymyo -- Up the Chindwin River -- Dust, jade, and prostitutes -- The Arakan capital at Mrauk U: through bamboo hell -- Buddhist reverence and respect help protect the forests -- Mount Victoria: walking the steps of a giant -- Why the goldsmith weeps. |
| Summary |
This book is a first-person narrative of daunting travel and scientific discovery in the little-known country of Myanmar. Dr. Kress explored many areas in this enigmatic country, surveying its teak forests, bamboo thickets, timber plantations, rivers, and mangroves to document its incredible botanical diversity. --from publisher description |
| Subject |
Natural history -- Burma.
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Plants -- Burma.
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Burma -- Description and travel.
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| ISBN |
9780789210326 alkaline paper |
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0789210320 alkaline paper |
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