The Enigma That Was Thomas William Cowan

Thomas William Cowan was head of the beekeeping establishment in Britain for the first fifty years of its existence, and had a substantial influence on the manner in which honey bees are domestically kept today. In this volume Bob Hawker attempts to uncover the real T W Cowan by tracing his life through his education, family life, business interests, travels, conflicts, writings,inventions and bee-keeping. The result is often surprising and sometimes not pleasing.