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