In the Footsteps of Joseph Dalton Hooker

Fascinating travelogue in the footsteps of the great scientist Joseph Dalton Hooker’s travels in SikkimThe author retraces the journey taken by Hooker in the mid-19th century, describing the contrast between the area then and nowWonderful celebration of an amazing adventure by one of history’s greatest scientistsFully illustrated throughout with historic and modern photography of the plants and habitatIncludes extracts from Hooker’s journals, as well as his sketches and maps