Book ID: CBB000600305

America's Curious Botanist: A Tercentennial Reappraisal of John Bartram, 1699--1777 (2004)

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Hoffmann, Nancy E. (Editor)
Horne, John C. Van (Editor)


American Philosophical Society


Publication Date: 2004
Physical Details: xxvii + 227 pp.; ill.; index
Language: English

World of science Alan W. Armstrong John Bartram and Peter Collinson: a correspondence of science and friendship Gene Kritsky John Bartram and the periodical cicadas: a case study Crystal A. Polis & Robert E. Savage Calming John Bartram's passion: Sweden's scientific certification of Philadelphia's botanist Stephanie Volmer "Taste," "curiosity," and the letters of John Bartram and Peter Collinson : Explorations Kathryn E. Holland Braund "The congress held in a pavilion": John Bartram and the Indian Congress at Fort Picolata, East Florida William H. Goetzmann John Bartram's journey to Onondaga in context Thomas Hallock Narrative, nature, and cultural contact in John Bartram's observations Lawrence Hetrick The origins, goals, and outcomes of John Bartram's journey on the St. John's River, 1765-1766 I: Legacy John Edmondson John Bartram's legacy in eighteenth-century botanical art: the Knowsley Ehrets Joel T. Fry John Bartram and his garden: would John Bartram recognize his garden today? Alfred E. Schuyler & Elizabeth P. McLean. The versatile Bartrams and their enduring botanical legacy

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Description Contents (from WorldCat): Alan W. Armstrong, “John Bartram and Peter Collinson: A Correspondence of Science and Friendship”; Gene Kritsky, “John Bartram and the Periodical Cicadas: A Case Study”; Crystal A. Polis and Robert E. Savage, “Calming John Bartram's Passion: Sweden's Scientific Certification of Philadelphia's Botanist”; Stephanie Volmer, “`Taste,' `Curiosity,' and the Letters of John Bartram and Peter Collinson”; Kathryn E. Holland Braund, “`The Congress Held in a Pavilion': John Bartram and the Indian Congress at Fort Picolata, East Florida”; William H. Goetzmann, “John Bartram's Journey to Onondaga in Context”; Thomas Hallock, “Narrative, Nature, and Cultural Contact in John Bartram's Observations”; Lawrence Hetrick, “The Origins, Goals, and Outcomes of John Bartram's Journey on the St. John's River, 1765--1766”; John Edmondson, “John Bartram's Legacy in Eighteenth-Century Botanical Art: The Knowsley Ehrets”; Joel T. Fry, “John Bartram and His Garden: Would John Bartram Recognize his Garden Today?”; and Alfred E. Schuyler and Elizabeth P. McLean, “The Versatile Bartrams and Their Enduring Botanical Legacy”.


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Review Tancin, Charlotte (2006) Review of "America's Curious Botanist: A Tercentennial Reappraisal of John Bartram, 1699--1777". Archives of Natural History. unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Wulf, Andrea
Fry, Joel T.
Fishman, Gail
Ian D. Hodkinson
Weisberg-Roberts, Alicia
Volmer, Stephanie
Concepts
Naturalists
Botany
Natural history
Biographies
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Collectors and collecting
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18th century
19th century
17th century
16th century
Places
United States
Great Britain
Philadelphia, PA
France
Atlantic world
Bath (England)
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