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A Rum Affair (Allen Lane Science) [Hardcover]

Karl Sabbagh (Author)
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Publication Date: 5 Aug 1999 | Series: Allen Lane Science
The story of professor Heslop-Harrison, a distinguished academic at Newcastle University, who, over a period of years, strengthened the evidence for his theory of ice-age plant survival by "planting" flora in places where it had never been found before, and then "discovering" it. His nemesis came in the form of John Raven, a young classics don with a fierce passion for botany, who believed that he had caught the eminent professor red-handed on the isle of Rum in the summer of 1948. The scientific community closed ranks on the affair, Raven's evidence was never published, and Heslop-Harrison's continued to to dominate British botany for the next decade. This book tells the tragi-comic story.

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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Allen Lane; 1st edition (5 Aug 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0713992778
  • ISBN-13: 978-0713992779
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 945,584 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A highly entertaining account of botanic intrigue 4 April 2000
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Who would have thought that a little known "scandal" in the world of botony would make such a good read. A Rum Affair is a very accessible book detailing a fascinating true story.

As an academic researcher I found that it provided a timely warning of what can happen if you let your own predudices manipulate and distort the findings that you generate.

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4.0 out of 5 stars gillmass 5 Aug 2011
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If you are interested in the inside workings of the botanical community and enjoy reading a well written story this book is for you.
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