Travels Through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges, or Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Chactaws. : Containing an Account of the Soil and Natural Productions of Those Regions, Together With Observations on the Manners of the Indians.
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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartram%27s_Travels Release date is 2020-11-08
"Travels Through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country..." by William Bartram is a naturalist's account published in 1791. The work chronicles Bartram's four-year journey through the American South between 1773 and 1777, documenting encounters with Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, and Choctaw peoples, discoveries of plant species, and observations of unexplored territories. His sympathetic portrayal of Native Americans challenged prevailing assumptions, while his vivid descriptions influenced Romantic poets including Coleridge and Wordsworth. The book stands as both scientific documentation and literary achievement. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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Southern States -- Description and travel Indians of North America -- Southern States Natural history -- Southern States Bartram, William, 1739-1823 -- Travel -- Southern States