Stephens, Lester D
Science, Race and Religion in the American South: John Bachman and the Charleston Circle of Naturalists, 1815-1895
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2000. 1st printing of 1st edition., Fine trade hard cover book in fine dust jacket., In the decades preceding the Civil War, Charleston, South Carolina enjoyed recognition as the center of scientific activity in the South, particularly in natural history. John Bachman, a Lutheran clergyman and authority on North American mammals, was a leading voice in the Charleston circle of naturalists. Religion and race interacted sharply with and shaped their scientific beliefs.
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