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South Carolina naturalists : an anthology, 1700-1860 / introduction by and edited by David Taylor ; foreword by Rudy Mancke.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Natural history--South Carolina.
- Natural history.
- Naturalists--South Carolina--Biography.
- Naturalists.
- South Carolina.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 241 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, 1998.
- Summary:
- At the conclusion of an American Association for the Advancement of Science conference held in Charleston in 1850, Dr. A.A. Gould commented, "In science, South Carolina has stood almost alone in the South". Many of the first and best studies of North American flora and fauna were conducted in there. This volume illuminates the wealth and significance of antebellum natural history studies in South Carolina and the state's natural diversity. Photos.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1570032122
- OCLC:
- 38047949
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