William Stimpson and the Golden Age of American Natural History Vasile Paperback

William Stimpson and the Golden Age of American Natural History\nby Ronald Scott Vasile\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Ronald Scott Vasile\nTitle: William Stimpson and the Golden Age of American Natural History\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Biography: science, technology and medicine\nPublisher: Cornell University Press\nPublication year: 2018\nISBN-13: 9780875807843\nISBN-10: 0875807844\nRRP: \u00A327.99\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nWilliam Stimpson was at the forefront of the American natural history community in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Stimpson displayed an early affinity for the sea and natural history, and after completing an apprenticeship with famed naturalist Louis Agassiz, he became one of the first professionally trained naturalists in.