A Fulbright Scholar to both India and Malaya, John Gaudet is a writer and practicing ecologist. His early research on papyrus, funded in part by the National Geographic Society, took him to Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, and Ethiopia. A trained ecologist with a PhD from University of California at Berkeley, he is the author of Papyrus: The Plant that Changed the World, and his writing has appeared in Science, Nature, Ecology, the Washington Post, Salon and the Huffington Post. He lives in McLean, Virgina.
“A lively overview of a medium that was central to public and
private life in the ancient world. An engaging journey to the
distant past.”
*Kirkus Reviews*
“A fascinating, thought-provoking history of papyrus’s use in
communication. Accessible and engagingly written.”
*Publishers Weekly*
“A fascinating account of the plant that provided the world with
paper for the first four thousand years of its history. Lively and
well written.”
*Jean-Daniel Stanley, Senior Scientist Emeritus, National Museum of
Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (Praise
for PAPYRUS)*
“Is there anything that papyrus can’t do? Offering abundant
information, Gaudet’s combination of environmental advocacy and
botanical objectivity forms a unique resource about a unique
organism.”
*Booklist (Praise for PAPYRUS)*
“This fascinating and beautifully written book is an absolute eye
opener. John Gaudet has a remarkable story to tell, and he tells it
extremely well. A wonderful, enlightening book.”
*Alexander McCall Smith, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author (Praise
for PAPYRUS)*
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