The Humboldt Current: Nineteenth-Century Exploration and the Roots of American Environmentalism UPDATE:Default Title Rivett-Carnac

Rivett-Carnac

All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes

the book's heroine (loosely based on McCullers)

Lizzie has a secret diary

The Humboldt Current: Nineteenth-Century Exploration and the Roots of American Environmentalism UPDATE:Default Title Rivett-CarnacAuthor Contributor(s): Sachs, Aaron Publisher: Penguin Books Date: 7 31 2007 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW 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