The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World by Andrea Wulf Robert Barry "Children love the feeling of

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The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World by Andrea Wulf Robert Barry "Children love the feeling ofNATIONAL BESTSELLER A biography of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world and in the process created modern environmentalism. From the acclaimed author of Magnificent Rebels. "Vivid and exciting. Wulf's pulsating account brings this dazzling figure back into a dazzling, much deserved focus." The Boston Globe Alexander von Humboldt (1769 1859) was the most famous scientist of his