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Frank Kingdon Wardwas born in Manchester, England, in 1885. He was a professional plant collector and explorer for more than forty years and the author of more than twenty-five books, includingThe Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges, recounting his journey into the world's steepest river gorge. He died in 1958. Michael Pollanis the author of theNew York TimesbestsellerThe Botany of Desire(available from Random House Trade Paperbacks) andSecond Nature, named one of the best gardening books of the twentieth century by the American Horticultural Society. He is a contributing editor toHarper's magazine and a contributing writer atThe New York Times Magazine.Kingdon-Ward, Frank is the author of 'In the Land of the Blue Poppies The Collected Plant Hunting Writings of Frank Kingdon-Ward' with ISBN 9780812967395 and ISBN 0812967399.
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