Enthralling biography of the great, yet under appreciated, naturalist and explorer whose travels in the Americas and Europe added thousands to the total of known species and yielded insights too numerous to list. We are still taking on board his key insight: that nature is a single dynamic interrelated system. In a long life he influenced and inspired people as diverse as Jefferson, Darwin (both of whom he knew ) and Thoreau.
(Tony Pratt - bwl 80 Spring 2016 ) |
