Andrea Wulf
The Invention of Nature
A biography of Alexander von Humboldt by Andrea Wulf
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Andrew CassidyFirst to rec“You’ve heard of the name Humboldt It’s about time you learn Who the hell Humboldt is!”
S.A.V.“The most interesting man whose name you’ve only heard in passing. One of the earliest “modern day” environmentalists, an infinitely curious human who was an abolitionist and defender of Indigenous peoples’ rights. This book blew me away.”
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