Aaron Sachs: 2 books
The Humboldt Current
Nineteenth-Century Exploration and the Roots of American Environmentalism
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2007
A masterly and beautifully written account of the impact of Alexander von Humboldt on nineteenth-century American history and culture
The naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769?1859) achieved unparalleled fame in his own time. Today, however, he and his enormous legacy to American...
The Blue, the Gray, and the Green
Toward an Environmental History of the Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
The Blue, the Gray, and the Green is one of only a handful of books to apply an environmental history approach to the Civil War. This book explores how nature—disease, climate, flora and fauna, and other factors—affected the war and also how the war shaped Americans’ perceptions, understanding,...