The Humboldt Current: Nineteenth-Century Exploration and the Roots of American Environmentalism

Aaron Sachs

ISBN 10: 0670037753 / ISBN 13: 9780670037759

Published by Viking Adult, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Humboldt Current: Nineteenth-Century Exploration and the Roots of American Environmentalism
• Publisher: Viking Adult
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670037753
• ISBN 13: 9780670037759
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Like New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

An intellectual history of the contributions of the nineteenth-century explorer to American culture and science seeks to restore him from obscurity and reveals his pivotal role in the careers of J. N. Reynolds, Clarence King, George Wallace Melville, and John Muir. 25,000 first printing.

About the Author

Aaron Sachs is a professor of history and American studies at Cornell University and an award- winning environmental journalist. This is his first book.