Butterfly People: An American Encounter with the Beauty of the World
ISBN-13:
9781400076925
ISBN-10:
1400076927
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
William R. Leach
Publication date:
2014
Publisher:
Vintage
Format:
Paperback
416 pages
Category:
United States History
,
Women in History
,
World History
,
History & Philosophy
,
Americas History
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ISBN-13:
9781400076925
ISBN-10:
1400076927
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
William R. Leach
Publication date:
2014
Publisher:
Vintage
Format:
Paperback
416 pages
Category:
United States History
,
Women in History
,
World History
,
History & Philosophy
,
Americas History
Summary
Butterfly People: An American Encounter with the Beauty of the World (ISBN-13: 9781400076925 and ISBN-10: 1400076927), written by authors
William R. Leach, was published by Vintage in 2014.
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Description
With 32 pages of full-color inserts and black-and-white illustrations throughout.
From one of our most highly regarded historians, here is an original and engrossing chronicle of nineteenth-century America's infatuation with butterflies—“flying flowers”—and the story of the naturalists who unveiled the mysteries of their existence. A product of William Leach's lifelong love of butterflies, this engaging and elegantly illustrated history shows how Americans from all walks of life passionately pursued butterflies, and how through their discoveries and observations they transformed the character of natural history.
In a book as full of life as the subjects themselves and foregrounding a collecting culture now on the brink of vanishing, Leach reveals how the beauty of butterflies led Americans into a deeper understanding of the natural world.
From one of our most highly regarded historians, here is an original and engrossing chronicle of nineteenth-century America's infatuation with butterflies—“flying flowers”—and the story of the naturalists who unveiled the mysteries of their existence. A product of William Leach's lifelong love of butterflies, this engaging and elegantly illustrated history shows how Americans from all walks of life passionately pursued butterflies, and how through their discoveries and observations they transformed the character of natural history.
In a book as full of life as the subjects themselves and foregrounding a collecting culture now on the brink of vanishing, Leach reveals how the beauty of butterflies led Americans into a deeper understanding of the natural world.
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