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Humboldt and Jefferson: A Transatlantic Friendship of the Enlightenment
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
Humboldt and Jefferson explores the relationship between two fascinating personalities: the Prussian explorer, scientist, and geographer Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) and the American statesman, architect, and naturalist Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826). Following Humboldt’s famous expedition through the Spanish colonies, he visited the United States in the spring of 1804, where he met several times with then-president Jefferson. A warm and fruitful friendship resulted, and the two men corresponded a good deal over the years, speculating together on topics of mutual interest, including natural history, geography, and the formation of an international scientific network. Living in revolutionary societies, both were deeply concerned ... Read more
Humboldt and Jefferson explores the relationship between two fascinating personalities: the Prussian explorer, scientist, and geographer Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) and the American statesman, architect, and naturalist Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826). Following Humboldt’s famous expedition through the Spanish colonies, he visited the United States in the spring of 1804, where he met several times with then-president Jefferson. A warm and fruitful friendship resulted, and the two men corresponded a good deal over the years, speculating together on topics of mutual interest, including natural history, geography, and the formation of an international scientific network. Living in revolutionary societies, both were deeply concerned ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813935690
SKU
V9780813935690
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About Rebok
Sandra Rebok is a postdoctoral research scholar at the Spanish National Research Council in Madrid, Spain and a Marie Curie Fellow at the Huntington Library, USA.
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