Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface: Romancing the Ruby-Crowned Kinglet vii
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Prologue: Humboldt’s Bridge 1
6. 1. Confluences 12
7. 2. Passage to America, 1799–1804 49
8. 3. Manifest Destinies 99
9. 4. “All are alike designed for freedom”: Humboldt on Race and Slavery 173
10. 5. The Community of Cosmos 210
11. 6. The Face of Planet America 251
12. Epilogue: Recalling Cosmos 302
13. Notes 325
14. Bibliography 371
15. Index 391