Travels on the St. Johns River [Idioma Inglés] - Hardcover

Bartram, John; Bartram, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 081306225X ISBN 13: 9780813062259

Verlag: University Press of Florida, 2017

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"The editors skillfully interpret the geography and natural history, and provide an extensive list of the plants and animals the Bartrams encountered. This work will appeal to naturalists and those interested in early American studies in natural history."--Choice "A worthy addition to the literature exploring the British years in Florida."--Florida Historical Quarterly "A visitor today walking the beach of one of these islands reading Travels on the St. Johns River in the morning shadows cast by high-rise condominiums would have a much deeper comprehension of the place, its origins, and its sad fate, which is what the editors of the volume hope for."--Early American Literature

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In 1765 the father and son naturalists John and William Bartram first explored the natural wonders of the St. Johns River Valley in Florida. Traversing a landscape virtually unknown at the time, one that was subtropical in many ways and then a British territory, they collected plants and made extensive observations of local animal life, geography, ecology, and native cultures of this essentially uncharted region. The Bartrams chronicled their adventures and, in doing so, helped provide the world with an intimate look at La Florida. Travels on the St. Johns River presents writings by these pioneering naturalists, including selections from John Bartram's Diary, family correspondence, and William's description of the St. Johns River Valley from his celebrated Travels. It also provides valuable editorial notes and a modern record of the flora and fauna they once encountered, allowing readers to see the land through the explorers' eyes. This volume helps us rediscover the Bartrams' history, their findings, and their Florida-as well as the Florida of today.

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• Verlag: University Press of Florida
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• ISBN 10: 081306225X
• ISBN 13: 9780813062259
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224
• Herausgeber: Hallock Thomas