At the request of Dr. Fothergill, of London, to search the Floridas, and the western parts of Carolina and Georgia, for the discovery of rare and useful productions of nature, chiefly in the vegetable kingdom; in April, 1773, I embarked for Charleston, South Carolina, on board the brigantine Charleston Packet, Captain Wright, the brig——, Captain Mason, being in company with us, and bound to the same port. We had a pleasant run down the Delaware, 150 miles to Cape Henlopen, the two vessels ...

William Bartram's "Bartram's Travels" is a seminal work of American natural history and exploration, blending vivid descriptive prose with philosophical musings. Written in the late 18th century, this narrative recounts Bartram's extensive journeys through the American Southeast, capturing the diversity of flora, fauna, and Indigenous cultures. His lyrical style not only reflects the emerging American identity but also serves as a precursor to the Romantic movement, revealing deep reverenc...

Presenting the exciting accounts of American botanist, ornithologist, and explorer William Bartram's pioneering survey of the American south. Around the time the American colonies were forcibly dismissing the political bands that connected them to England, Bartram was exploring the wilds of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida searching for undiscovered plants and birds. As a result, he combined scientific discoveries with incredibly vivid descriptions of nature and delivered a work that w...

In "Bartram's Travels," William Bartram offers an evocative and richly detailed account of his explorations through the American Southeast during the 18th century. This seminal work melds natural history, ethnography, and travelogue, showcasing Bartram's keen observations of the diverse flora, fauna, and indigenous cultures he encountered. His lyrical prose is imbued with the aesthetics of romanticism, reflecting the Enlightenment intrigue with nature and its sublime beauty. The book stand...

William Bartram (1739-1823) was America's first native born naturalist, artist, and botanist and first author in the modern genre of writers who portrayed nature through scientific examination as well as personal understanding. The son of noted botanist, John Bartram, William, from his mid teens, was noted for the quality of his botanic and ornithological drawings. His role in the maintenance of his father's botanic garden sparked William's interest in the scientific field, adding many rar...

First published in 1791, Bartram's Travels surveys the Carolinas, Georgia, and East and West Florida, fusing precise natural history with soaring descriptive prose. Along the St. Johns River, the Alachua Savanna, and the Okefenokee, Bartram records flora and fauna in Linnaean terms, while rendering light, weather, and motion with proto-Romantic intensity. The narrative moves from measurements and seasonal notes to attentive accounts of Creek, Cherokee, and Seminole life, establishing a for...

A selection of writings from naturalists John and William Bartram, who explored Florida in 1765In 1765 father and son naturalists John and William Bartram explored the St. Johns River Valley in Florida, a newly designated British territory and subtropical wonderland. They collected specimens and recorded extensive observations of the region’s plants, animals, geography, ecology, and Native cultures. The chronicle of their adventures provided the world with an inti...

Kind Reader, Should you derive from the perusal of the following pages, which I have written with no other wish than that of procuring one favourable thought from you, a portion of the pleasure which I have felt in collecting the materials for their composition, my gratification will be ample, and the compensation for all my labours will be more than, perhaps, I have a right to expect from an individual to whom I am as yet unknown, and to whom I must therefore, in the very outset, present ...

What did New York look like four centuries ago? An extraordinary reconstruction of a wild island from the forests of Times Square to the wetlands downtown.Named a Best Book of the Year by Library Journal , New York Magazine , and San Francisco ChronicleOn September 12, 1609, Henry Hudson first set foot on the land that would become Manhattan. Today, it's difficult to imagine what he saw, but for more than a decade, landscape ecolo...

A Book of Natural History presents an unrivaled visual survey of Earth's natural history. Giving a clear overview of the classification of our natural world species-A Book of Natural Histo looks at every kingdom of life, from bacteria, minerals, and rocks to fossils to plants and animals. Featuring a remarkable array of illustrations, the book looks at many of specimens and species that take the reader on an incredible journey from the most fundamental building blocks of the world's landsc...

"Town Geology" is a charming paintings authored via Charles Kingsley, a prominent 19th-century English author and clergyman. This literary masterpiece delves into the geological factors of various towns and cities in England. In his exploration, Kingsley unveils the geological wonders concealed within urban landscapes, offering a comprehensive account of rocks, minerals, and fossils that define these regions. Through vibrant descriptions and eager observations, Kingsley unveils the charmin...

This reprinting makes available again the only book of its kind to be focused upon the prehistoric Indians of Mississippi. Although written expressly for the layreader, it has continued for more than eighty years to appeal to a wide audience that ranges from professional archeologists and scholars to weekend artifact collectors.Published originally in 1926, Archeology of Mississippi details Brown's records collected during more than a decade of research. Anyone wishing to ...