The Poetics of Natural History: From John Bartram to William James

by Christoph Irmscher

Book Overview

Winner of the ASN Book Prize Early American naturalists assembled dazzling collections of native flora and fauna, from John Bartram's botanical garden in Philadelphia and the artful display of animals... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813526159
• ISBN13: 9780813526157
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.3" x 10.4"