American Curiosity: Cultures of Natural History in the Colonial British Atlantic World

by Susan Scott Parrish

Book Overview

Colonial America presented a new world of natural curiosities for settlers as well as the London-based scientific community. In American Curiosity , Susan Scott Parrish examines how various peoples in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807856789
• ISBN13: 9780807856789
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Omohundro Institute and Unc Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"