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The signature of all things
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Published:
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage learning, 2013.
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
Large print edition.
Physical Desc:
883 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Status:
Description

Henry Whittaker is 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 daughter, Alma, inherits both his money and his brilliant mind, ultimately becoming a botanist of considerable gifts. As Alma's research takes her deeper into the mysteries of evolution, she falls in love with a man named Ambrose Pike who makes incomparable paintings of orchids and who draws her in the exact opposite direction -- into the realm of the spiritual, the divine, and the magical. Alma is a clear-minded scientist, Ambrose a utopian artist, but what unites this unlikely couple is a desperate need to understand the workings of this world and the mechanisms behind all life.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781410461414, 1410461416

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Henry Whittaker is 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 daughter, Alma, inherits both his money and his brilliant mind, ultimately becoming a botanist of considerable gifts. As Alma's research takes her deeper into the mysteries of evolution, she falls in love with a man named Ambrose Pike who makes incomparable paintings of orchids and who draws her in the exact opposite direction -- into the realm of the spiritual, the divine, and the magical. Alma is a clear-minded scientist, Ambrose a utopian artist, but what unites this unlikely couple is a desperate need to understand the workings of this world and the mechanisms behind all life.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Gilbert, E. (2013). The signature of all things. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage learning.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Gilbert, Elizabeth, 1969-. 2013. The Signature of All Things. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage learning.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Gilbert, Elizabeth, 1969-, The Signature of All Things. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage learning, 2013.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Gilbert, Elizabeth. The Signature of All Things. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage learning, 2013.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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