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.
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
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
This handy guide tells readers how to reconstruct Bartram's routes
as well as possible.--Tampa Tribune
[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
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 entr�e 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
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
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 "
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