The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World by Andrea Wulf

The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World

Andrea Wulf

496 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science adventurous informative inspiring slow-paced
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The acclaimed author of Founding Gardeners reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world--and in the process created modern environmentalism. NATIONAL BES...

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lighthearted 2%
mysterious 2%

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