Overview

Full Product Details

9781469664903

Table of Contents

Reviews

Part botanical history and part current-day travelogue, Eubanks makes the reader feel as if they were along for the ride. . . . Eubanks' writing includes striking prose . . . This book would be of particular interest to native and general plant enthusiasts as well as conservationists.--Georgia Library Quarterly Eubanks makes these stories her own, recounting her personal interactions with the plants and people concerned. . . . useful for laypersons or beginning students wanting to learn about southern native plants and their heritage, both cultural and biological.--CHOICE A highly readable account that roams from wetlands to mountaintops. . . .The images show not only elusive plants and flowers, but the various people Eubanks encounters in her searches, giving the book the feel of an illustrated travel journal such as a 19th-century naturalist might have produced.--Chapter 16 Eubanks's determined journey to see these plants and talk to those who are trying to preserve biodiversity in the wild South make this book revelatory, joyous and sobering.--Southern Review of Books There's great urgency when it comes to saving threatened plants, and Saving the Wild South is an inspiring, journalistic overview of endangered and important species, with broad appeal for gardeners and conservationists.--Foreword Reviews

"A highly readable account that roams from wetlands to mountaintops. . . .The images show not only elusive plants and flowers, but the various people Eubanks encounters in her searches, giving the book the feel of an illustrated travel journal such as a 19th-century naturalist might have produced.""--Chapter 16 Eubanks makes these stories her own, recounting her personal interactions with the plants and people concerned. . . . useful for laypersons or beginning students wanting to learn about southern native plants and their heritage, both cultural and biological.""--CHOICE Eubanks's determined journey to see these plants and talk to those who are trying to preserve biodiversity in the wild South make this book revelatory, joyous and sobering.""--Southern Review of Books Part botanical history and part current-day travelogue, Eubanks makes the reader feel as if they were along for the ride. . . . Eubanks' writing includes striking prose . . . This book would be of particular interest to native and general plant enthusiasts as well as conservationists.""--Georgia Library Quarterly There's great urgency when it comes to saving threatened plants, and Saving the Wild South is an inspiring, journalistic overview of endangered and important species, with broad appeal for gardeners and conservationists.""--Foreword Reviews"

Part botanical history and part current-day travelogue, Eubanks makes the reader feel as if they were along for the ride. . . . Eubanks' writing includes striking prose . . . This book would be of particular interest to native and general plant enthusiasts as well as conservationists.Georgia Library Quarterly Eubanks makes these stories her own, recounting her personal interactions with the plants and people concerned. . . . useful for laypersons or beginning students wanting to learn about southern native plants and their heritage, both cultural and biological.--CHOICE A highly readable account that roams from wetlands to mountaintops. . . .The images show not only elusive plants and flowers, but the various people Eubanks encounters in her searches, giving the book the feel of an illustrated travel journal such as a 19th-century naturalist might have produced.--Chapter 16 Eubanks's determined journey to see these plants and talk to those who are trying to preserve biodiversity in the wild South make this book revelatory, joyous and sobering.--Southern Review of Books There's great urgency when it comes to saving threatened plants, and Saving the Wild South is an inspiring, journalistic overview of endangered and important species, with broad appeal for gardeners and conservationists.--Foreword Reviews

Eubanks makes these stories her own, recounting her personal interactions with the plants and people concerned. . . . useful for laypersons or beginning students wanting to learn about southern native plants and their heritage, both cultural and biological.--CHOICE A highly readable account that roams from wetlands to mountaintops. . . .The images show not only elusive plants and flowers, but the various people Eubanks encounters in her searches, giving the book the feel of an illustrated travel journal such as a 19th-century naturalist might have produced.--Chapter 16 Eubanks's determined journey to see these plants and talk to those who are trying to preserve biodiversity in the wild South make this book revelatory, joyous and sobering.--Southern Review of Books There's great urgency when it comes to saving threatened plants, and Saving the Wild South is an inspiring, journalistic overview of endangered and important species, with broad appeal for gardeners and conservationists.--Foreword Reviews

Eubanks makes these stories her own, recounting her personal interactions with the plants and people concerned. . . . Useful for laypersons or beginning students wanting to learn about southern native plants and their heritage, both cultural and biological.""--Choice Part botanical history and part current-day travelogue, Eubanks makes the reader feel as if they were along for the ride. . . . Eubanks' writing includes striking prose. . . . This book would be of particular interest to native and general plant enthusiasts as well as conservationists.""--Georgia Library Quarterly A highly readable account that roams from wetlands to mountaintops. . . .The images show not only elusive plants and flowers, but the various people Eubanks encounters in her searches, giving the book the feel of an illustrated travel journal such as a 19th-century naturalist might have produced.""--Chapter 16 Eubanks's determined journey to see these plants and talk to those who are trying to preserve biodiversity in the wild South make this book revelatory, joyous and sobering.""--Southern Review of Books There's great urgency when it comes to saving threatened plants, and Saving the Wild South is an inspiring, journalistic overview of endangered and important species, with broad appeal for gardeners and conservationists.""--Foreword Reviews

There's great urgency when it comes to saving threatened plants, and Saving the Wild South is an inspiring, journalistic overview of endangered and important species, with broad appeal for gardeners and conservationists.--Foreword Reviews

Author Information

Georgann Eubanks is a writer and Emmy-winning documentarian. Her most recent book is The Month of Their Ripening: North Carolina Heritage Foods through the Year.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available