[.ca] Stuffing Birds, Pressing Plants, Shaping Knowledge: ... (ISBN 0871699346)

An expertly written and superbly presented tour:
Compiled and edited by Sue Ann Prince, Stuffing Birds, Pressing Plants, Shaping Knowledge: Natural History In North America 1730-1860 is a meticulously researched empirical study of the history of natural scientific discovery on the North American continent. Featuring black-and-white illustrations and beautiful color prints, along with numerous excerpts from primary sources, and a detached yet insightful overview, Stuffing Birds, Pressing Plants, Shaping Knowledge is an expertly written and superbly presented tour of humankind's slow and often wandering journey to accumulate a better understanding of the natural world.