America's curious botanist : a tercentennial reappraisal of John Bartram, 1699-1777 /
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| Imprint: | Philadelphia : American Philosophical Society, 2004. |
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| Description: | xxvii, 227 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society ; v. 243 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5170266 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Maps
- John Bartram: A Biographical Sketch
- Part 1. World of Science
- John Bartram and Peter Collinson: A Correspondence of Science and Friendship
- John Bartram and the Periodical Cicadas: A Case Study
- Calming John Bartram's Passion: Sweden's Scientific Certification of Philadelphia's Botanist
- "Taste," "Curiosity," and the Letters of John Bartram and Peter Collinson
- Part 2. Explorations
- "The Congress Held in A Pavilion": John Bartram and the Indian Congress at Fort Picolata, East Florida
- John Bartram's Journey to Onondaga in Context
- Narrative, Nature, and Cultural Contact in John Bartram's Observations
- The Origins, Goals, and Outcomes of John Bartram's Journey on the St. John's River, 1765-1766
- Part 3. Legacy
- John Bartram's Legacy in Eighteenth-Century Botanical Art: The Knowsley Ehrets
- John Bartram and His Garden: Would John Bartram Recognize His Garden Today?
- The Versatile Bartrams and Their Enduring Botanical Legacy
- Bibliography of Writings by and about John Bartram
- Notes on Contributors
- Index
