{"product_id":"9781842466193","title":"Robert Fortune: A Plant Hunter in the Orient","description":"\u003cbr\u003eScottish plant collector Robert Fortune became famous among botanists for working and traveling in China and Japan from 1843 to 1861, a time when China forbade Europeans from traveling beyond the confines of a few coastal treaty ports.\u003cp\u003eThis is the first full biography of Fortune, and it uses substantial un-studied materials, detailing his travels, collections, and more, and featuring the first maps ever produced that track his collecting itineraries in China. Alistair Watt, a plant hunter himself, brings Fortune to life, showing us how he traveled in disguise in China, and clearing up some misconceptions about his role as a scout for a possible tea industry in the United States. The result is a rounded portrait of an extraordinary man, his times, and his lasting contribution to horticultural knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057361207536,"sku":"9781842466193","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781842466193_p0.jpg?v=1763741048","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781842466193","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}