{"product_id":"the-humboldt-current-isbn-9780143111924","title":"The Humboldt Current","description":"\u003cb\u003eA masterly and beautifully written account of the impact of Alexander von Humboldt on nineteenth-century American history and culture\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) achieved unparalleled fame in his own time. Today, however, he and his enormous legacy to American thought are virtually unknown. In \u003ci\u003eThe Humboldt Current\u003c\/i\u003e, Aaron Sachs traces Humboldt's pervasive influence on American history through examining the work of four explorers—J. N. Reynolds, Clarence King, George Wallace, and John Muir—who embraced Humboldt's idea of a \"chain of connection\" uniting all peoples and all environments. A skillful blend of narrative and interpretation that also discusses Humboldt's influence on Emerson, Whitman, Thoreau, Melville, and Poe, \u003ci\u003eThe Humboldt Current\u003c\/i\u003e offers a colorful, passionate, and superbly written reinterpretation of nineteenth-century American history.Sachs has done something worthy of gratitude: He has reintroduced a nineteenth- century sage to a generation that sorely needs his wisdom. (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e)Aaron Sachs is a professor of history and American studies at Cornell University and an award-winning environmental journalist. This is his first book.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302456152293,"sku":"NP9780143111924","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143111924.jpg?v=1767739864","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-humboldt-current-isbn-9780143111924","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}