Footsteps in the Forest
Enchanting account of Alfred Russel Wallace's travels in the Amazon in 1848, illustrated with his own sketches.
ISBN: 0 565091433
Author: Sandra Knapp
Footsteps in the Forest |
£ 12.00 |
The British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace set out for the Amazon in 1848 to collect natural history specimens. This book is a fascinating account of Wallace's expedition, describing the naturalist in the making. The work is richly illustrated with the fish sketches, palm drawings and scenes from the Amazon.
Reviews
...a little book that deserves a big audience'. The Guardian
Product information
Hardback, 225 x 180 mm, 128 pp, 1999, 0 565 09143 3. Published by the Natural History Museum.
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