Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustration; Preface; Introduction; 1 · First Contact; 2 · Illuminating Natural History; 3 · The Bartram Legacy; 4 · The Intriguing Naturalist; 5 · A Peculiar Liking for Insects; 6 · The Lovely Face of Nature; 7 · The Man Who Painted Birds; 8 · The Garden of Eden; 9 · Medicine Man; 10 · Walking in Heaven's Light; 11 · A Voice for Florida Conservation; 12 · Saving a Swamp; Appendix; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
Summary
Following the original steps of pioneering naturalists, Gail Fishman profiles thirteen men who explored North America's southeastern wilderness between 1715 and the 1940s, including John James Audubon, Mark Catesby, John and William Bartram, John Muir, and Alvan Wentworth Chapman. The book is also Fishman's personal travelogue as she experiences the landscape through their eyes and describes the changes that have occurred along the region's trails and streams
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-297) and index
