{"product_id":"the-humboldt-current-aaron-sachs-9780143111924","title":"The Humboldt Current: Nineteenth-Century Exploration and the Roots of American Environmentalism","description":"\u003cb\u003eA masterly and beautifully written account of the impact of Alexander von Humboldt on nineteenth-century American history and culture\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) achieved unparalleled fame in his own time. Today, however, he and his enormous legacy to American thought are virtually unknown. In \u003ci\u003eThe Humboldt Current\u003c\/i\u003e, Aaron Sachs traces Humboldt's pervasive influence on American history through examining the work of four explorers--J. N. Reynolds, Clarence King, George Wallace, and John Muir--who embraced Humboldt's idea of a \"chain of connection\" uniting all peoples and all environments. A skillful blend of narrative and interpretation that also discusses Humboldt's influence on Emerson, Whitman, Thoreau, Melville, and Poe, \u003ci\u003eThe Humboldt Current\u003c\/i\u003e offers a colorful, passionate, and superbly written reinterpretation of nineteenth-century American history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aaron Sachs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143111922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143111924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.36h x 5.56w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/03\/2007 pg. 28","brand":"Aaron Sachs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946226352383,"sku":"9780143111924","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_37a2a592-4bc4-4eff-b2a2-2e495c1cf263.jpg?v=1681512116","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-humboldt-current-aaron-sachs-9780143111924","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}