WorldCat Linked Data Explorer

Turtle N-Triple JSON-LD RDF/XML HTML Contact Us Home

http://worldcat.org/entity/work/id/293237778

The Humboldt current nineteenth-century exploration and the roots of American environmentalism

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.

Open All Close All

type

about

author

creator

description

http://schema.org/description

  • "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 Currentoffers a colorful, passionate, and superbly written reinterpretation of nineteenth-century American history."
  • "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."@en

genre

http://schema.org/genre

  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Biography"
  • "Biography"@en

name

http://schema.org/name

  • "The Humboldt current nineteenth-century exploration and the roots of American environmentalism"@en
  • "The Humboldt current : 19th century exploration and the roots of American environmentalism"@en
  • "The Humboldt current : Nineteenth-Century exploration and the roots of American environmentalism"
  • "The Humboldt current : Nineteenth-century exploration and the roots of American environmentalism"@en
  • "The humboldt current nineteenth-century exploration and the roots of american environmentalism"@en
  • "The Humboldt current : nineteenth-century exploration and the roots of American environmentalism"

workExample