The Plant Hunters — Mayne Reid

THE PLANT HUNTERS....A NOVEL FOR YOUNG BOYS! 370 PAGES IN PAPERBACK!In the early pages of the book the author clearly states that this is an adventure book for young boys.• This volume includes a “Detailed Biography” of our author, Mayne Reid.This is the story of a young Bavarian botanist, Karl Linden, engaged in a plant-hunting expedition to the stupendous mountains of the Himalayas in Tibet. It is a vivid early narrative and primary souce, with commentaries on the Himalayas, plant hunting, inspecting cliffs, the Ibex & other fauna, ascent of mountains, aerostatics, and of course the botany and value of the plants they are collecting.Looking for another good book? Just enter the name TLC BOOKS, EDITED at the search box and you will be taken to our main page, where you will be able to peruse all our titles…many are Christian and Wholesome novels.