Title: The heyday of natural history, 1820-1870 /
Authors: Barber, Lynn, 1944-
Publisher: Doubleday,
Year: 1980
Subjects: Naturalists England Biography; Natural history England History.; Naturalists United States Biography; Natural history United States History.; Natural History history; England Social life and customs; United States Social life and customs; England; United States
Abstract: "A study of the Victorian obsession with natural history incorporates portraits of the most popular naturalists--many of them notorious eccentrics--and examines the attempt to inculcate moral principles through natural theology." -- Amazon.com viewed November 5, 2020.