The heyday of natural history, 1820-1870
By: by Lynn Barber.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Garden City, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
Subjects: Natural history -- England -- History; Natural history -- United States -- History; Naturalists -- England -- Biography; Naturalists -- United States -- Biography; England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century; United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.