A review by bridgeca2
The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt by Andrea Wulf

3.0

I'm glad I started with Wulf's "The Invention of Nature" first. This was a very interesting and fun way to display Alexander von Humboldt's travels - I found the combination of his diary pages, historic paintings, photographs, and cartoons visually pleasing. I however found the overarching narrative lacking. I don't feel this captured Humboldt's brilliance in the same way as "The Invention of Nature." I am pleased to have learned more about his experience in Mexico, since that was not well captured in the original book. I view this as a supplemental book to "The Invention of Nature" but not one to replace it.