The Humboldt Current: Nineteenth-Century Exploration and the Roots of American Environmentalism
de Sachs, Aaron
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670037753
- ISBN 13
- 9780670037759
- Librería
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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A masterly and beautifully written account of the impact of Alexander von Humboldt on nineteenth-century American history and culture The naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769?1859) achieved unparalleled fame in his own time. Today, however, he and his enormous legacy to American thought are virtually unknown. In The Humboldt Current , Aaron Sachs traces Humboldt?s pervasive influence on American history through examining the work of four explorers?J. N. Reynolds, Clarence King, George Wallace, and John Muir?who embraced Humboldt?s idea of a ?chain of connection? uniting all peoples and all environments. A skillful blend of narrative and interpretation that also discusses Humboldt?s influence on Emerson, Whitman, Thoreau, Melville, and Poe, The Humboldt Current offers a colorful, passionate, and superbly written reinterpretation of nineteenth-century American history.
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- Título
- The Humboldt Current: Nineteenth-Century Exploration and the Roots of American Environmentalism
- Autor
- Sachs, Aaron
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670037753
- ISBN 13
- 9780670037759
- Editorial
- Viking Adult
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2006-08-03
- Tamaño
- 9x6x1
- X weight
- 25 oz
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