America's Curious Botanist

by Hoffmann, Nancy; Van Horne, John C.

• ISBN13: 9780871692498
• ISBN10: 087169249X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-09-01
• Publisher: Amer Philosophical Society

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Maps	p. xvii
John Bartram: A Biographical Sketch	p. 3
World of Science
John Bartram and Peter Collinson: A Correspondence of Science and Friendship	p. 23
John Bartram and the Periodical Cicadas: A Case Study	p. 43
Calming John Bartram's Passion: Sweden's Scientific Certification of Philadelphia's Botanist	p. 53
"Taste," "Curiosity," and the Letters of John Bartram and Peter Collinson	p. 67
Explorations
"The Congress Held in A Pavilion": John Bartram and the Indian Congress at Fort Picolata, East Florida	p. 79
John Bartram's Journey to Onondaga in Context	p. 97
Narrative, Nature, and Cultural Contact in John Bartram's Observations	p. 107
The Origins, Goals, and Outcomes of John Bartram's Journey on the St. John's River, 1765-1766	p. 127
Legacy
John Bartram's Legacy in Eighteenth-Century Botanical Art: The Knowsley Ehrets	p. 139
John Bartram and His Garden: Would John Bartram Recognize His Garden Today?	p. 155
The Versatile Bartrams and Their Enduring Botanical Legacy	p. 185
Bibliography of Writings by and about John Bartram	p. 203
Notes on Contributors	p. 215
Index	p. 219
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