The forgotten botanist : Sara Plummer Lemmon's life of science and art
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Brown, Wynne L.,
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Lemmon, Sara Allen Plummer, 1836-1923.
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QK31.L455 B76 2021
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Biographies.
Botanical illustration.
Lemmon, Sara Allen Plummer, -- 1836-1923.
Women botanists -- United States -- Biography.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Biographies.
Botanical illustration.
United States.
Women botanists.
Other Subjects
Biographies.
Biography
Illustration botanique.

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Book
Physical Desc
xii, 308 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Language
English

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"Tells the story of Sara Lemmon, a little-known and under-appreciated woman of both science and art, who did much of the botanical work attributed to her husband, John Lemmon, and in addition, her gift for drawing in the field, combined with her thirst for scientific knowledge, made her "one of the most accurate painters of nature in the State [of California].""--,Provided by publisher.
Awards
Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award - Nominee, 2022
Awards
Willa Literary Award for creative nonfiction, 2022.
Local note
SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Brown, W. L., & Lemmon, S. A. P. (2021). The forgotten botanist: Sara Plummer Lemmon's life of science and art . University of Nebraska Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Brown, Wynne L. and Sara Allen Plummer Lemmon. 2021. The Forgotten Botanist: Sara Plummer Lemmon's Life of Science and Art. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Brown, Wynne L. and Sara Allen Plummer Lemmon. The Forgotten Botanist: Sara Plummer Lemmon's Life of Science and Art Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2021.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Brown, W. L. and Lemmon, S. A. P. (2021). The forgotten botanist: sara plummer lemmon's life of science and art. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Brown, Wynne L.,, and Sara Allen Plummer Lemmon. The Forgotten Botanist: Sara Plummer Lemmon's Life of Science and Art University of Nebraska Press, 2021.

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