Butterfly people : an American encounter with the beauty of the world / William Leach

Author:: Leach, William, 1944-
Published:: New York : Pantheon Books, [2013]
Copyright Date:: ©2013
Edition:: 1st ed.
Physical Description:: xxvi, 388 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm

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Contents:

Pt. 1. Encounters with the butterflies of America. Yankee butterfly people -- The German-American romantics -- Beating hearts -- Word power -- The life and death of butterflies -- pt. 2. Encounters with the butterflies of the world. In the wake of empire -- Butterflies at the fair -- Death of the butterfly people.

Subject(s):

Butterflies—United States—History—19th century
Entomologists—United States—History—19th century
Lepidopterology—United States—History—19th century
Industrial revolution—United States—History—19th century
Lepidopterologie
USA

ISBN:

9780375422935
0375422935

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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