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What sets this book above other travel publications is the ability of the authors to span time so effortlessly. They relate in general terms the environmental conditions that formed the land, tell of the people who lived there when the naturalist visited the region, and summarize how the environment has changed during the last two centuries. --Marilyn K. Alaimo, Chicago Botanic Garden

Blending pertinent details of Bartram's travels with practical information this guide will help you find the Southern treasures the explorer so enthusiastically promoted. -- Southern Living Use this book as a travel guide to many beautiful and lesser known areas of natural beauty in the Southeast. It would take many trips to cover all the natural areas described in this book--a delightful prospect. -- Huntsville Times [ An Outdoor Guide to Bartram's Travels ] offers an intriguing invitation to spend time in the past along with Bartram as he traveled the lands of the American colonists, as well as Cherokee, Seminole, and Creek Indian tribes just prior to the American Revolution. -- Book Reviews of the Southeastern Naturalist This handy guide tells readers how to reconstruct Bartram's routes as well as possible. -- Tampa Tribune A valuable contribution to our understanding of William Bartram's explorations . . . Overall . . . these editors have done a remarkable job not only of locating these paths--many of which have been obscured by time and human encroachment--but also of recounting the complex history behind Bartram's Travels . . . . This book offer[s] a clearly written entree into his life and work, one that will help newcomers better understand the importance of this early naturalist, and one that will allow seasoned Bartram enthusiasts to match the page to the place. -- ISLE A book that will appeal to naturalists and history buffs alike . . . Divided into discreet tours, the guide offers details on the natural environment as well as man-made modifications that have changed the southern landscape over the past two centuries. -- American Gardener What sets this book above other travel publications is the ability of the authors to span time so effortlessly. They relate in general terms the environmental conditions that formed the land, tell of the people who lived there when the naturalist visited the region, and summarize how the environment has changed during the last two centuries. --Marilyn K. Alaimo, Chicago Botanic Garden What sets this book above other travel publications is the ability of the authors to span time so effortlessly. They relate in general terms the environmental conditions that formed the land, tell of the people who lived there when the naturalist visited the region, and summarize how the environment has changed during the last two centuries.--Marilyn K. Alaimo Chicago Botanic Garden Use this book as a travel guide to many beautiful and lesser known areas of natural beauty in the Southeast. It would take many trips to cover all the natural areas described in this book--a delightful prospect.-- Huntsville Times A valuable contribution to our understanding of William Bartram's explorations . . . Overall . . . these editors have done a remarkable job not only of locating these paths--many of which have been obscured by time and human encroachment--but also of recounting the complex history behind Bartram's Travels. . . . This book offer[s] a clearly written entree into his life and work, one that will help newcomers better understand the importance of this early naturalist, and one that will allow seasoned Bartram enthusiasts to match the page to the place.-- ISLE [ An Outdoor Guide to Bartram's Travels ] offers an intriguing invitation to spend time in the past along with Bartram as he traveled the lands of the American colonists, as well as Cherokee, Seminole, and Creek Indian tribes just prior to the American Revolution.-- Book Reviews of the Southeastern Naturalist This handy guide tells readers how to reconstruct Bartram's routes as well as possible.-- Tampa Tribune A book that will appeal to naturalists and history buffs alike . . . Divided into discreet tours, the guide offers details on the natural environment as well as man-made modifications that have changed the southern landscape over the past two centuries.-- American Gardener Blending pertinent details of Bartram's travels with practical information this guide will help you find the Southern treasures the explorer so enthusiastically promoted.-- Southern Living

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Charles D. Spornick is director of the Beck Center at the Emory University Library. Alan R. Cattier is director of the Academic Technology Group at the Emory University Information Technology Division. Robert J. Greene, who is retired, is formerly library director at Kennesaw State University and a science coordinator at the Emory University Library.

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