A democracy of facts
Subtitle: natural history in the early republic
By: Andrew J. Lewis
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Early american studies
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9780812243086
Subjects: Natural history; History; Public opinion; Naturalists
Description: Chronicles the story of American naturalists who came of age and stumbled toward a profession in the years after the American Revolution. --from publisher description
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.