Stuffing Birds, Pressing Plants, Shaping Knowledge : Natural History in North America, 1730-1860 Transactions, American Philosophical Society (vol. 93, Part 4) (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society)

This book is a companion to an exhibition at the Society's Philosophical Hall in Philadelphia from June 2003 to December 2004. It explores the cultural assumptions that governed the practice of natural history during the period, focusing on the study of living things, and how Euro-Americans of the Enlightenment and post-Enlightenment periods explained the world. Included are 15 color plates. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)