{"product_id":"isolated-wonder-tod-f-stuessy-9781935641285","title":"Isolated Wonder: A Scientist in the Robinson Crusoe Islands","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn exploration of the Robinson Crusoe Islands, a national park of Chile located more than four hundred miles west of the South American continent.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The classic novel \u003ci\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/i\u003e by Daniel Defoe was based on the true adventures of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor who lived isolated in these islands from 1704 to 1709. There exist unique flowering plants and ferns that stimulate scientific questions: How and when did these plants arrive in the archipelago? What processes of evolution occurred after they colonized? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Botanists on twelve expeditions over forty years from Ohio State University, University of Concepci, University of Vienna, and other institutions have revealed secrets of this unique plant world through numerous scientific publications. \u003ci\u003eIsolated Wonder \u003c\/i\u003eexplains clearly and honestly the challenges of doing fieldwork on these islands, the excitements, the disappointments, and how research can dramatically impact personal lives, and vice versa. This book provides informative and entertaining insights into what happens on botanical expeditions in an isolated region of the world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tod F. Stuessy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 193564128X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781935641285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Missouri Botanical Garden Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Tod F. Stuessy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45265201561855,"sku":"9781935641285","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e73894e-49f0-409f-84dd-9e7a367459cf.jpg?v=1713420444","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/isolated-wonder-tod-f-stuessy-9781935641285","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}