In this groundbreaking, now classic book, Christoph Irmscher argues that early American natural historians developed a distinctly poetic sensibility that allowed them to imagine themselves as part of, and not apart from, their environment.
In this groundbreaking, now classic book, Christoph Irmscher argues that early American natural historians developed a distinctly poetic sensibility that allowed them to imagine themselves as part of, and not apart from, their environment.
CHRISTOPH IRMSCHER is the George F. Getz Jr. Professor and the Class of 1942 Professor in the Wells Scholars Program at Indiana University, which he also directs. The author of many books, including Louis Agassiz: Creator of American Science, he regularly writes for national publications, including The Wall Street Journal. ROSAMOND WOLFF PURCELL is a leading American photographer who has earned international acclaim. Her work has appeared in numerous collections, including Finders, Keepers (her collaboration with Stephen Jay Gould) and Bookworm. She is the subject of the documentary An Art that Nature Makes.
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Contents List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Preface by Rosamond Purcell Introduction Part One Displaying 1. “America Transplanted”: John and William Bartram 2. Collection and Recollection: Charles Wilson Peale 3. Collecting Human Nature: P.T. Barnum Part Two Representing 1. The Power of Fascination 2. Audubon at Large 3. Agassiz Agonistes Notes Selected Bibliography Index
Contents List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Preface by Rosamond Purcell Introduction Part One Displaying 1. “America Transplanted”: John and William Bartram 2. Collection and Recollection: Charles Wilson Peale 3. Collecting Human Nature: P.T. Barnum Part Two Representing 1. The Power of Fascination 2. Audubon at Large 3. Agassiz Agonistes Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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