Format:
XII, 496 S.
,
Ill., Kt.
,
24 cm
Edition:
1. publ.
ISBN:
9780670037759
,
0670037753
Content:
East : Humboldt and the influence of Europe -- South : J.N. Reynolds and the "more comprehensive promise" of the Antarctic -- West : Clarence King's experience of the frontier -- North : George Wallace Melville and John Muir in extremis
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-472) and index
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
,
General works
Keywords:
Humboldt, Alexander von 1769-1859
;
USA
;
Forschungsreisender
;
Wissenschaftler
;
Naturschutz
;
Geschichte 1800-1900
URL:
http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0f2l3-aa
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