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...

This is the first inexpensive, illustrated edition of one of the most delightful books of the 18th century. A major source work in American geography, anthropology, and natural history, it contains accurate and entertaining descriptions of the area of the New World now embraced by Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.From 1773 to 1778, William Bartram, a trained naturalist, traveled through southern North America, noting the characteristics of almost everything he encountered: the riv...

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...

This file includes: A Week on the Concord and the Merrimack Rivers, On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, Walden, Canoeing in the Wilderness, A Plea for Captain John Brown, Walking, Wild Apples, and Excursions, and Cape Cod. According to Wikipedia: "Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862) was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, stage writer and philosopher. He is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural sur...

Natural history of a town in England, first published in 1790. According to Wikipedia: "Gilbert White FRS (18 July 1720 26 June 1793) was a pioneering English naturalist and ornithologist… White is best known for his The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne (1789). This was a compilation of his letters to Thomas Pennant, the leading British zoologist of the day, and the Hon. Daines Barrington, an English barrister and another Fellow of the Royal Society. These letters contained Whit...

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 ...

In 'Living in Harmony with Nature: Henry David Thoreau's Edition (13 Titles in One Edition)', readers are treated to a comprehensive collection of Thoreau's works that delve deep into the themes of nature, simplicity, self-reliance, and transcendentalism. Thoreau's writing style is characterized by its poetic and reflective nature, often drawing inspiration from his personal experiences living in the woods near Walden Pond. This edition provides a rich literary context for readers to explo...