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Walls, Laura Dassow.
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Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 -- Influence -- United States.
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859. Kosmos.
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 -- Political and social views.
Science -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
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The passage to Cosmo...
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The passage to Cosmos : Alexander von Humboldt and the shaping of America / Laura Dassow Walls.
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Walls, Laura Dassow.
Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press ; Bristol : University Presses Marketing [distributor], 2011.
Subjects
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 -- Influence -- United States.
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859. Kosmos.
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 -- Political and social views.
Science -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
ISBN:
9780226871837 (pbk.)
0226871835 (pbk.)
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xv, 404 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Pbk. ed.
Contents:
Prologue: Humboldt's bridge -- Confluences -- Passage to America, 1799-1804 -- Manifest destinies -- Interchapter: Finally shall come the poet -- " All are alike designed for freedom": Humboldt on race and slavery -- The community of Cosmos -- The face of planet America -- Epilogue: recalling Cosmos.
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Hawaii State Library
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508.092 Humboldt Wa
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Adult Biography
B HUMBOLDT, Alexander Von Wa
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Adult Nonfiction
508.092 Humboldt Wa
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