{"product_id":"the-art-and-science-of-william-bartram-9780271029146","title":"The Art and Science of William Bartram","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Bartram's love of nature led him to explore the environs of American Southeast between 1773 and 1777. Here he collected plants and seeds, kept a journal of his observations of nature, and made drawings of the plants and animals he encountered. This work brings together, sixty-eight drawings by Bartram held at the Natural History Museum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This well-written, accessible, and scholarly book does a splendid job situating William Bartram in the larger context of the Enlightenment, Romanticism, and the rhetoric of European and American natural history.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Randall C. Griffin,Southern Methodist University \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“More slithering lowlife can be found in Judith Magee’s luminous \u003ci\u003eThe Art and Science of William Bartram\u003c\/i\u003e. Long before Audubon, Bartram wandered through Cherokee outposts and Florida river basins, circa 1776, filling his notebooks with quasi-surrealist renderings of bobolinks and frolicking alligators. Bartram’s pictures are beautifully reproduced in Magee’s volume, and she makes a good case for his scientific expertise. It’s easy to see why Bartram’s idiosyncratic work stoked the feverish fantasies of Coleridge and Wordsworth.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Christopher Benfey \u003ci\u003eSlate's Best books of 2007\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Particularly valuable is the publication, in color, for the first time of all 68 drawings by Bartram held by the Natural History Museum in London as well as natural history illustrations made by Bartram’s contemporaries.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—P.D. Thomas \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Using the best sources and nicely placing Bartram in the context of contemporary scientific thought, Magee provides keen insights into Bartram’s life and contributions. Her work advances our understanding of the role of this important figure in the maturation of natural history studies in America and makes clear the continuing significance of his writings and drawings.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Lester D. Stephens \u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Overall, this book is well worth reading. It is lavishly illustrated, well researched, and evocatively written.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Angela L. Todd \u003ci\u003eHuntia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Judith Magee, in her handsome book, \u003ci\u003eThe Art and Science of William Bartram,\u003c\/i\u003e gives a delightful overview of Bartram and his contributions to the natural history of his time, especially in his pioneering drawings and watercolors, in which he portrayed behavior, habitat, and the relationships among individual species.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Patricia Tyson Stroud \u003ci\u003eWinterthur Portfolio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChronology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue: Explorer, Naturalist, and Artist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Formation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.\tPlant Hunting and the Seed Trade\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.\tThe Merchant’s Apprentice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.\tCape Fear and Competition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Experience\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.\tTravels in Florida with the King’s Botanist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.\tFinding a Patron\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart III: Independence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.\tTravels: Revisiting Old Haunts and Discovering New Ones\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.\tEncounters and Observations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.\tThe Arcadian Dream\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.\tDescribing, Classifying, and Naming\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart IV: Influence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.\tAmerican Science Comes of Age: Ornithology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11.\tAmerican Science Comes of Age: Entomology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12.\tFollowing in Bartram’s Footsteps\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Contentment and Serenity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Drawings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary of Names\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penn State University","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742239097175,"sku":"9780271029146","price":37.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780271029146.jpg?v=1758383647","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-art-and-science-of-william-bartram-9780271029146","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}