Early American Naturalists: Exploring the American West, 1804-1900 [Paperback]

Beginning with the trailblazing expedition of Lewis and Clark,Early American Naturaliststells the stories of men and women of the 1800s who crossed the Mississippi River and encountered the new life of the western New World. Explorers profiled include John James Audubon, Martha Maxwell, and John Muir.John Moring (1946-2002) was professor of zoology at the University of Maine and author ofMen with Sand: Great Explorers of the American West.