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Heart of palms

Cornett, Meredith W., 1968-

Heart of palms my Peace Corps years in Tranquilla / [electronic resource] : Meredith W. Cornett ; foreword by Florence Reed. - Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references.

Plant species mentioned in the text -- Introduction -- Part I. Seed (germination): July-December 1991 -- Armando -- Platano -- Papaya -- Teca -- Exploracion -- Agua -- Posadas -- Part II. Seedling (taking root): January-June 1992 -- Brujeria -- Limon -- Todo el mundo -- Acacia -- Hormigas -- Palmas -- Part III. Sapling (establishment): July-December 1992 -- Recursos naturales -- Donde el gringo -- La operacion -- Victor Venenoso -- Salud -- Leucaena -- Boa -- Part IV. Tree (harvest): January-June 1993 -- Demonstracion -- Almejas -- Quinceanera -- Lorena -- Miel -- Bosque -- Despedida -- Epilogue.

ISBN: 9780817387402 0817387404

Subjects--Personal Names:
Cornett, Meredith W., 1968-

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Peace Corps (U.S.)--Biography.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Americans--Panama--Biography.
Women ecologists--Panama--Biography.
Rain forest ecology--History--Panama--San Vicente de la Tranquilla--20th century.
Rain forest ecology--History--Panama--20th century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
San Vicente de la Tranquilla (Panama)--Biography.
San Vicente de la Tranquilla (Panama)--Social life and customs.
San Vicente de la Tranquilla (Panama)--Environmental conditions.
Panama--Environmental conditions.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: QH108.P3 / C67 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 577.34097287