Travels by William Bartram
The son of a naturalist, William Bartram (1739-1823) was commissioned to undertake a tour of south-eastern North America in 1773. Collecting seeds, taking specimens and making meticulous drawings and observations of previously unknown flora and fauna, his four-year expedition took him from the foothills of the Appalachians, through Florida and on to the Mississippi. First published in 1791, within ten years this account had been translated into German, French and Dutch. A unique historical record now, and of particular interest at the time, his accounts of the Seminole, Creek and Cherokee Indians were seen by contemporaries as being sympathetic towards peoples commonly regarded as little better than savages, but his writings persuaded others of the need for a more humane approach to the indigenous people. This work influenced not only scientists, but writers such as Wordsworth and Coleridge, and it remains a classic of American science, history and literature.
William Bartram (Author)
WILLIAM BARTRAM (1739-1823) is renowned as one of the first early American naturalists. Thomas Hallock (Editor)
THOMAS HALLOCK, assistant professor of English at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, is the author of From the Fallen Tree: Frontier Narratives, Environmental Politics, and the Roots of a National Literature, 1749-1826. Nancy E. Hoffmann (Editor)
NANCY E. HOFFMAN is an adjunct professor at Villanova University. She coedited the tercentennial reappraisal America's Curious Botanist: John Bartram, 1699-1777.
WILLIAM BARTRAM (1739-1823) is renowned as one of the first early American naturalists. Thomas Hallock (Editor)
THOMAS HALLOCK, assistant professor of English at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, is the author of From the Fallen Tree: Frontier Narratives, Environmental Politics, and the Roots of a National Literature, 1749-1826. Nancy E. Hoffmann (Editor)
NANCY E. HOFFMAN is an adjunct professor at Villanova University. She coedited the tercentennial reappraisal America's Curious Botanist: John Bartram, 1699-1777.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780140170085 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140170081 |
| Title | Travels |
| Author | William Bartram |
| Series | Nature Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Group |
| Year published | 1988-03-31 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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