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Humboldt and Jefferson : a transatlantic friendship of the enlightenment / Sandra Rebok.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rebok, Sandra, author.
- Series:
- CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature translated from the French
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Scientific expeditions.
- Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859.
- Humboldt, Alexander von.
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
- Jefferson, Thomas.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (232 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Charlottesville, Virginia ; London : University of Virginia Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Humboldt and Jefferson explores the world in which these two Enlightenment figures lived and the ways their lives on opposite sides of the Atlantic defined their respective convictions.
- Contents:
- Biographical backgrounds
- Humboldt's visit to the United States
- Transatlantic experiences
- A transatlantic network of knowledge and ideas
- Jefferson presents his new nation
- Views of the Haitian revolution
- Engagement with the natural world
- Parallels and discrepancies
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780813951591
- 0813951593
- 9780813935706
- 0813935709
- OCLC:
- 878130725
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