The Humboldt Current: Nineteenth-Century Exploration and the Roots of American Environmentalism They reflect an endeavor to

They reflect an endeavor to see beyond the ordinary into a forest of surprise and delight

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The Humboldt Current: Nineteenth-Century Exploration and the Roots of American Environmentalism They reflect an endeavor toThe 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 The Humboldt Current, Aaron Sachs traces Humboldt's pervasive influence on American history through examining the work of four explorersJ. N. Reynolds, Clarence King, George Wallace, and John Muirwho embraced Humboldt's idea of a "chain of connection" uniting