The Orchid Madness

ISBN-13: 9783565198597 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str.

Sarah J. Pike

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"The Orchid Madness - The Victorian obsession that stripped jungles bare" explores the phenomenon known as "Orchidelirium." In the 19th century, wealthy Victorians developed a fanatical obsession with collecting rare orchids. These flowers became ultimate status symbols, leading to a frantic biological gold rush.Author Sarah J. Pike recounts the tales of "orchid hunters" who ventured into the Andes and the Amazon. These explorers faced cannibals, tigers, and yellow fever to bring back new species. The competition was so fierce that hunters would burn down entire forests after harvesting to ensure no rival could find the same flower."The Orchid Madness" is a story of beauty and destruction. It illustrates how the love for a delicate flower led to ecological devastation and high-stakes adventure, revealing the dark side of the Victorian passion for natural history.

Enter the era of Orchidelirium, where explorers burned forests and risked death to find the rarest flowers on earth.