Overview :This book features Louis Agassiz's seminal lecture course in which the Swiss-American scientist, a self-styled "American Humboldt," summariz... Read More
Overview :The time has come to take another look at Longfellow. Christoph Irmscher's new book overturns the modern prejudice against Longfellow as the... Read More
Overview :Early American naturalists assembled dazzling collections of native flora and fauna, from Joihn Bartram's botanical garden in Philadelphia a... Read More
Overview :The definitive biography of a radical activist and intellectual Max Eastman (1883-1969) was a prolific writer, radical, and public intellect... Read More
Overview :This one-of-a-kind, lavishly illustrated anthology celebrates Audubon's connection to the sea through both his words and art. The American ... Read More
Overview :This work presents a portrait of Longfellow as an author, friend and family man. The most popular American poet of his day, Henry Wadsworth ... Read More