{"product_id":"the-humboldt-current-nineteenth-century-exploration-and-the-roots-of-american-environmentalism-9780143111924","title":"The Humboldt Current: Nineteenth-Century Exploration and the Roots of American Environmentalism","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Aaron Sachs\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Environmental Conservation \u0026amp; Protection - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA masterly and beautifully written account of the impact of Alexander von Humboldt on nineteenth-century American history and culture\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) achieved unparalleled fame in his own time. Today, however, he and his enormous legacy to American thought are virtually unknown. In \u003ci\u003eThe Humboldt Current\u003c\/i\u003e, Aaron Sachs traces Humboldt's pervasive influence on American history through examining the work of four explorers--J. N. Reynolds, Clarence King, George Wallace, and John Muir--who embraced Humboldt's idea of a \"chain of connection\" uniting all peoples and all environments. A skillful blend of narrative and interpretation that also discusses Humboldt's influence on Emerson, Whitman, Thoreau, Melville, and Poe, \u003ci\u003eThe Humboldt Current\u003c\/i\u003e offers a colorful, passionate, and superbly written reinterpretation of nineteenth-century American history.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45408448151703,"sku":"9780143111924","price":2209.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780143111924.webp?v=1767309916","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-humboldt-current-nineteenth-century-exploration-and-the-roots-of-american-environmentalism-9780143111924","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}