Butterfly People: An American Encounter with the Beauty of the World

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Название: Butterfly People: An American Encounter with the Beauty of the World

Издатель: Vintage; Reprint edition

Автор: William R. Leach

Год: January 28, 2014

Страниц: 148

Формат: EPUB

Язык: English

Размер: 25 mb

ISBN: 978-1400076925

Качество: хорошее

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Butterfly People: An American Encounter with the Beauty of the World

From one of our most highly regarded historians, here is an original and engrossing chronicle of nineteenth-century America's infatuation with butterflies—“flying flowers”—and the story of the naturalists who unveiled the mysteries of their existence. A product of William Leach's lifelong love of butterflies, this engaging and elegantly illustrated history shows how Americans from all walks of life passionately pursued butterflies, and how through their discoveries and observations they transformed the character of natural history. mirknig.com

In a book as full of life as the subjects themselves and foregrounding a collecting culture now on the brink of vanishing, Leach reveals how the beauty of butterflies led Americans into a deeper understanding of the natural world.