"... until his tragic end on 13th July 1834 when, in Hawaii, he fell into a trap and was crushed to death by the wild bull that it had ensnared, devoted his life to exploration. To described the adventures and extreme hardships of this adventurous young botanist, ornithologist, and, in his later trips, surveyor, is beyond our scope. He was temperamental and, though lionized on his visits to London, was inclined to be quarrelsome when the urgency of travel and exploration did not keep him occupied."
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Miles Hadfield
(15 October 1903 – 31 March 1982) was an English writer and illustrator of articles and books on gardening. In 1962 he was awarded the 's . He was a founding member in 1966 of the and its president from 1971 to 1977.
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