Download or read book Monkey Puzzle Man written by James McCarthy and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the course of a adventurous life in which he worked as a naval surgeon, circumnavigated the earth twice and climbed the fiery Mauna Loa in Hawaii, Archibald Menzies also introduced many plant species to Britain and helped lay the foundations for modern botany. Here, the author presents an account of his life and travels.