Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Travels of William BartramCondition: NewEAN: 9780820320274ISBN: 9780820320274Publisher: University of Georgia PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 09/01/1998Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USAuthor: William BartramGenre: Literary CriticismTopic: Home Garden & Pets, Travel & TransportItem Weight: 333gSubtitle: Naturalist EditionISBN-10: 0820320277Description: For years, serious naturalists have treasured their copies of Francis Harper's naturalist's edition of The Travels of William Bartram as the definitive version of Bartram's pioneering survey. Complete with notes and commentary, an annotated index, maps, a bibliography, and a general index, this classic is now back in print for the first time in decades. Harper's knowledge of natural history transforms Bartram's accounts of the southern states from a curious record of personal observation from the past into a guidebook useful to modern biologists, historians, ornithologists, and ethnologists.In 1773 the naturalist and writer William Bartram set out from Philadelphia on a four-year journey ranging from the Carolinas to Florida and Mississippi. For Bartram it was the perfect opportunity to pursue his interest in observing and drawing plants and birds. Combining precise and detailed scientific observations with a profound appreciation of nature, he produced a written account of his journey that would later influence both scientists and poets, including Wordsworth and Coleridge.Bartram was among the first to integrate scientific observations and personal commentary. Unlike most of his contemporaries, he condemned the idea that nature was simply a resource to be consumed. Instead, he championed the aesthetic and scientific values of an "infinite variety of animated scenes, inexpressibly beautiful and pleasing." From his field journals he prepared a report for his benefactor and a larger report for the public. The former was rediscovered much later and published in 1943; the latter was published in 1791 and became the basis for the modern Bartram's Travels.Item Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 43mmContributor: Francis Harper (Edited by)Release Year: 1998 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Travels of William Bartram
Title: The Travels of William Bartram
EAN: 9780820320274
ISBN: 9780820320274
Release Date: 09/01/1998
Release Year: 1998
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Subtitle: Naturalist Edition
ISBN-10: 0820320277
Contributor: Francis Harper (Edited by)
Book Title: Travels of William Bartram
Number of Pages: 824 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Publication Year: 1998
Topic: United States / South / General, United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Environmentalists & Naturalists, Ecology, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Regional
Item Height: 1.7 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Nature, Travel, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 11.7 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: William Bartram
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
