The invention of nature : Alexander von Humboldt's new world.

The acclaimed author of Founding Gardeners reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalistwhose ideas changed the way we see the natural world--and in the process created modern environmentalism.NATIONAL BEST SELLEROne of the ;New York Times 10 ;Best Books of the Year Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner of the Costa Biography Award ;Best Book of the Year: The EconomistPublishers WeeklyKirkus Rev...