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The Humboldt Current - by Aaron Sachs (Paperback)

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  • A masterly and beautifully written account of the impact of Alexander von Humboldt on nineteenth-century American history and culture The naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) achieved unparalleled fame in his own time.
  • About the Author: Aaron Sachs is a professor of history and American studies at Cornell University and an award-winning environmental journalist.
  • 512 Pages
  • Nature, Environmental Conservation & Protection

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About the Book



Cornell University history and American studies professor Aaron Sachs offers a masterly intellectual history of the impact of 19th-century explorer Alexander von Humboldt on American culture and science.



Book Synopsis



A masterly and beautifully written account of the impact of Alexander von Humboldt on nineteenth-century American history and culture

The naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) achieved unparalleled fame in his own time. Today, however, he and his enormous legacy to American thought are virtually unknown. In The Humboldt Current, Aaron Sachs traces Humboldt's pervasive influence on American history through examining the work of four explorers--J. N. Reynolds, Clarence King, George Wallace, and John Muir--who embraced Humboldt's idea of a "chain of connection" uniting all peoples and all environments. A skillful blend of narrative and interpretation that also discusses Humboldt's influence on Emerson, Whitman, Thoreau, Melville, and Poe, The Humboldt Current offers a colorful, passionate, and superbly written reinterpretation of nineteenth-century American history.



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Sachs has done something worthy of gratitude: He has reintroduced a nineteenth- century sage to a generation that sorely needs his wisdom. (Los Angeles Times)



About the Author



Aaron Sachs is a professor of history and American studies at Cornell University and an award-winning environmental journalist. This is his first book.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.36 Inches (H) x 5.56 Inches (W) x 1.11 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.0 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 512
Genre: Nature
Sub-Genre: Environmental Conservation & Protection
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Author: Aaron Sachs
Language: English
Street Date: August 1, 2007
TCIN: 94029038
UPC: 9780143111924
Item Number (DPCI): 247-22-6094
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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