Description From the New York Times bestselling author of The Invention of Nature , comes a breathtakingly illustrated and brilliantly evocative recounting of Alexander Von Humboldt's five year expedition in South America.
Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age.
His restless life was packed with adventure and discovery, but his most revolutionary idea w.
Pantheon Books The adventures of alexander von humboldt, hardcover/andrea wulf
