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(0)Andrea Wulf
Author
Language
English
Description
A portrait of the German naturalist reveals his ongoing influence on humanity's relationship with the natural world today, discussing such topics as his views on climate change, conservation, and nature as a resource for all life.
Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. In North America, his name still graces counties, towns, a river, parks, bays, lakes, and mountains. His restless life...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 494 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"When did we begin to be as self-centered as we are today? At what point did we expect to have the right to determine our own lives? When did we first ask the question, How can I be free? It all began in a quiet university town in Germany in the 1790s, when a group of playwrights, poets, and writers put the self at center stage in their thinking, their writing, and their lives. This brilliant circle included the famous poets Goethe, Schiller, and...