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Butterfly people : an American encounter with the beauty of the world /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leach, William, 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pantheon Books, [2013]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Butterflies > United States > History > 19th century.
Entomologists > United States > History > 19th century.
Lepidopterology > United States > History > 19th century.
Industrial revolution > United States > History > 19th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Yankee butterfly people
  • The German-American romantics
  • Beating hearts
  • Word power
  • The life and death of butterflies
  • In the wake of empire
  • Butterflies at the fair
  • Death of the butterfly people.