The book of nature : natural history in the United States, 1825-1875 / Margaret Welch.
Pubblicazione:
Boston : Northeastern university press, c1998.
Descrizione fisica:
XIV, 289 p. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Illustrations. Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. The tradition before 2. Creating the inhabitant image: U.S. natural history monograph, 1825-1850 3. Nature writ large and small: local, state and national natural histories, 1850-1875 4. Dissemination and response: print culture 5. Dissemination and response: visual imagery 6. Conclusion: the figure in landscape. Notes. Select bibliography. Index
