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A Note about the Cover

© 2003 State University of New York

© 2003 State University of New York

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Figures vii
  4. A Note about the Cover xi
  5. Acknowledgments xiii
  6. Introduction 1
  7. The Boundaries of Natural History
  8. “Twin Labourers and Heirs of the Same Hopes” 23
  9. The Rock Record and Romantic Narratives of the Earth 53
  10. “Great Frosts and . . . Some Very Hot Summers” 85
  11. The Global Reach of Natural History
  12. Jefferson’s Thermometer 111
  13. Robinson Crusoe’s Earthenware Pot 139
  14. Frankenstein, Racial Science, and the “Yellow Peril” 173
  15. Botany, Taxonomy, and Political Discourse
  16. Lyrical Strategies, Didactic Intent 199
  17. Romantic Exemplarity 223
  18. Taxonomical Cures 255
  19. About the Contributors 271
  20. Index 275
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Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Figures vii
  4. A Note about the Cover xi
  5. Acknowledgments xiii
  6. Introduction 1
  7. The Boundaries of Natural History
  8. “Twin Labourers and Heirs of the Same Hopes” 23
  9. The Rock Record and Romantic Narratives of the Earth 53
  10. “Great Frosts and . . . Some Very Hot Summers” 85
  11. The Global Reach of Natural History
  12. Jefferson’s Thermometer 111
  13. Robinson Crusoe’s Earthenware Pot 139
  14. Frankenstein, Racial Science, and the “Yellow Peril” 173
  15. Botany, Taxonomy, and Political Discourse
  16. Lyrical Strategies, Didactic Intent 199
  17. Romantic Exemplarity 223
  18. Taxonomical Cures 255
  19. About the Contributors 271
  20. Index 275
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