Palm Trees of the Amazon and their Uses

This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1853 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ''Palm Trees of the Amazon and their Uses'' is an article detailing Wallace''s observations during his travels in South America. Alfred Russel Wallace was born on 8th January 1823 in the village of Llanbadoc, in Monmouthshire, Wales. Wallace was inspired...