The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World by Andrea Wulf

The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World

Andrea Wulf

496 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science adventurous informative inspiring slow-paced

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The acclaimed author of Founding Gardeners reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world—and in the process created modern environmentalism.Alexander von ...

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