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Jefferson and Humboldt

Rebok, Sandra.

Jefferson and Humboldt a transatlantic friendship of the enlightenment / [electronic resource] : Sandra Rebok. - Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Biographical backgrounds -- Humboldt's visit to the United States -- Transatlantic experiences -- A transatlantic network of knowledge and ideas -- Jefferson presents his new nation -- Views of the Haitian revolution -- Engagement with the natural world -- Parallels and discrepancies -- Epilogue.

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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859.


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Q143.H9 / R3625 2014