The Natures of John and William Bartram

The Natures of John and William Bartram by Slaughter, Thomas P.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780679430452.

The nature of early America as seen through the eyes of a father and son, two 18th-century botanical explorers and their natures as men is explored thoroughly throughout the pages of this book. Slaughter plumbs the depths of the Bartrams natures and tells a story about what it meant to be men who sought purpose and meaning in the verdant wilderness that still covered much of North America. 15 illustrations. 2 maps.