The signature of all things
(Book)
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Published
New York, New York : Viking, 2013.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780670024858, 0670024856
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501 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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Published
New York, New York : Viking, 2013.
Language
English
ISBN
9780670024858, 0670024856
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Spanning much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the novel follows the fortunes of the extraordinary Whittaker family as led by the enterprising Henry Whittaker, a poor-born Englishman who makes a great fortune in the South American quinine trade, eventually becoming the richest man in Philadelphia. Born in 1800, Henry's brilliant daughter, Alma (who inherits both her father's money and his mind) becomes a botanist of considerable gifts herself. She falls in love with a painter named Ambrose Pike. Alma is a clear-minded scientist; Ambrose a utopian artist, but they are united in a need to understand the workings of the world and the mechanisms behind all life.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gilbert, E. (2013). The signature of all things . Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gilbert, Elizabeth, 1969-. 2013. The Signature of All Things. Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gilbert, Elizabeth, 1969-. The Signature of All Things Viking, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gilbert, Elizabeth. The Signature of All Things Viking, 2013.
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