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...
For years, serious naturalists have treasured their copies of Francis Harper's naturalist's edition of "The Travels of William Bartram" as the defi...
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...
The son of a naturalist, William Bartram (1739 1823) was commissioned to undertake a tour of south-eastern North America in 1773. Collecting seeds, ta...
"The editors skillfully interpret the geography and natural history, and provide an extensive list of the plants and animals the Bartrams encountered. This work will appeal to naturalists and those interested in early American studies in natural history."--Choice "Bringing together descriptions and illustrations of the St. Johns River and its characteristic flora and fauna from the golden age of natural history exploration, this book will be useful to both Bartram scholars and amateur naturalists."--Timothy Sweet, author of American Georgics: Economy and Environment in...
"The editors skillfully interpret the geography and natural history, and provide an extensive list of the plants and animals the Bartrams encountered....
