Travels into North America - Containing its Natural History, with the Civil, Ecclesiastical and Commercial State of the Country (Paperback)

Peter Kalm (1716-79) was a Finnish-Swedish botanist who travelled extensively to observe the natural world in Sweden, Finland, Russia and Ukraine, and became a professor of 'oeconomie' - the economic application of subjects such as mineralogy, botany, zoology and chemistry - at the university of Turku. Between 1747 and 1751 he set out on a journey through eastern North America to gather specimens, especially from regions with a similar climate to Sweden. Because Kalm travelled though the area when much of it was still unknown to Europeans, this work has some of the first recorded accounts of places such as Niagara Falls. Kalm played an important part in forging scientific links between Sweden, England and North America. This three-volume work details his travels, and was first published in English in 1770-1. Volume 1 covers Kalm's Atlantic crossing, and describes the plant and animal life of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - North American History, Volume 1
Release date:	June 2011
First published:	May 2011
Authors:	Peter Kalm
Translators:	John Reinhold Forster
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	436
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-03149-3
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Swedish
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Historical geography Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing Books > History > American history > General Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing Promotions
LSN:	1-108-03149-8
Barcode:	9781108031493

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