Skip to content
Scan a barcode
Scan
Hardcover The Eagle's Nest: Natural History and American Ideas, 1812-1842 Book

ISBN: 0817302808

ISBN13: 9780817302801

The Eagle's Nest: Natural History and American Ideas, 1812-1842

"Charlotte Porter offers vivid details on the physical and professional trials of field naturalists, handicapped by lack of access to libraries and collections and held in deep disdain by the eastern savants, who more and more scorned their publications, rejected their species-splitting taxonomy, excluded them from the review process, and relegated them to the status of hirelings. Porter draws a poignant picture of the treatment thus accorded Titian...

Recommended

Format: Hardcover

Temporarily Unavailable

We receive 1 copy every 6 months.

Customer Reviews

0 rating
Copyright © 2024 Thriftbooks.com Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
GoDaddy Verified and Secured