{"product_id":"9780691200804","title":"Alexander von Humboldt and the United States","description":"Author: Eleanor Jones Harvey\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780691200804\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 23 Jun 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 448\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs Featured on \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u0026amp;#x27;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003es Holiday Books Round-up Nature     \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe enduring influence of naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt on American art, culture, and politics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexander von Humboldt (17691859) was one of the most influential scientists and thinkers of his age. A Prussian-born geographer, naturalist, explorer, and illustrator, he was a prolific writer whose books graced the shelves of American artists, scientists, philosophers, and politicians. Humboldt visited the United States for six weeks in 1804, engaging in a lively exchange of ideas with such figures as Thomas Jefferson and the painter Charles Willson Peale. It was perhaps the most consequential visit by a European traveler in the young nation\u0026amp;#x27;s history, one that helped to shape an emerging American identity grounded in the natural world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this beautifully illustrated book, Eleanor Jones Harvey examines how Humboldt left a lasting impression on American visual arts, sciences, literature, and politics. She shows how he inspired a network of like-minded individuals who would go on to embrace the spirit of exploration, decry slavery, advocate for the welfare of Native Americans, and extol America\u0026amp;#x27;s wilderness as a signature component of the nation\u0026amp;#x27;s sense of self. Harvey traces how Humboldt\u0026amp;#x27;s ideas influenced the transcendentalists and the landscape painters of the Hudson River School, and laid the foundations for the Smithsonian Institution, the Sierra Club, and the National Park Service.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexander von Humboldt and the United States\u003c\/i\u003e looks at paintings, sculptures, maps, and artifacts, and features works by leading American artists such as Albert Bierstadt, George Catlin, Frederic Church, and Samuel F. B. Morse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in association with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46803702579358,"sku":"ADS-9780691200804","price":134.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780691200804.jpg?v=1778205811","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780691200804","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}