Francois André Michaux essays, 1820, 1849 1820-1849

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Francois André Michaux essays, 1820, 1849 1820-1849

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There are two essays, one on the trees of North America, the other on a project of a nursery of foreign trees and plants in the vicinity of Bayonne; with accompanying letters.

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Michaux, François-André 1770-1855

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French botanist and traveler. The son of botanist Andre Michaux (1746-1802), he made several visits to the United States. In February 1806 he embarked on a sea voyage for Charleston (S.C.) but was captured by the British en route and detained in the Bermudas. He arrived in the United States in May 1806 and spent three years in America in study and travel. Among his published writings was a study of American forest trees. From the description of Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to "Monsieur...