{"product_id":"the-humboldt-current","title":"The Humboldt Current","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription for THE HUMBOLDT CURRENT:  NINETEENTH-CENTURY EXPLORATION AND THE ROOTS OF AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTALISM by Aaron Sachs:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA masterly and beautifully written account of the impact of Alexander von Humboldt on nineteenth-century American history and culture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) achieved unparalleled fame in his own time. Today, however, he and his enormous legacy to American thought are virtually unknown. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Humboldt Current\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Aaron Sachs traces Humboldt's pervasive influence on American history through examining the work of four explorers—J. N. Reynolds, Clarence King, George Wallace, and John Muir—who embraced Humboldt's idea of a \"chain of connection\" uniting all peoples and all environments. A skillful blend of narrative and interpretation that also discusses Humboldt's influence on Emerson, Whitman, Thoreau, Melville, and Poe, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Humboldt Current\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers a colorful, passionate, and superbly written reinterpretation of nineteenth-century American history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connies Bookshelf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50557219012824,"sku":"","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/9099\/4904\/files\/TheHumboldtCurrent.jpg?v=1750876367","url":"https:\/\/conniesbookshelf.com\/products\/the-humboldt-current","provider":"Connies Bookshelf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}