A passion for nature : Thomas Jefferson and natural history

A passion for nature : Thomas Jefferson and natural history / by Keith Thomson.

Author/creator	Thomson, Keith Stewart
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	[Charlottesville, Va.] : Thomas Jefferson Foundation ; Chapel Hill, N.C. : Distributed by University of North Carolina Press, 2008.
Description	148 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Naturalists--Virginia --Biography. Scientists--Virginia --Biography. Natural history--Virginia.

Portion of title	Thomas Jefferson and natural history
Series	Monticello monograph series Monticello monograph series. ^A522110
Contents	Albemarle -- The practical naturalist at home -- Naturalist, gardener, farmer -- An American man of science -- Notes on the State of Virginia -- The mastodon and the great-claw -- Fossils, shells, and mountains -- Peoples -- Natural history in the West -- Nature and the man -- Appendix A. Jefferson's name in natural history -- Appendix B. Letter of the Marquis de Barbé-Marbois -- Appendix C. Questionnaire of the Marquis de Barbé-Marbois.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2008037354
ISBN	9781882886265 (alk. paper)
ISBN	1882886267 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	QH31.T47 T46 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold