THE GREAT NATURALISTS EXPLORE SOUTH AMERICA

by Paul Russell Outright ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 16, 1939

I found this pretty dull -- unnecessarily so, for the author has taken the various explorers, given brief biographical notes and presented the contributions they made to exploration and discovery in the field of zoology, ornithology, etc. Given people like Darwin, Humboldt, Waterton, Wallace, Bates, Hudson and others, there seems no excuse for lack of human interest, but not one of the men discussed emerges as a human being. The bulk of the book deals with the animals, birds, snakes, insects, butterflies, and so on. Factual data for naturalists, but not for laymen.

Pub Date: Jan. 16, 1939

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Macmillan

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1, 1939

Categories: NONFICTION