Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent

Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent

Rating

8.0

The Pequod Review:

Personal Narrative is a remarkably readable memoir of Alexander von Humboldt’s journey to South America from 1799 to 1804. The book is primarily a naturalist account, but it also includes entertaining tangents on everything from hunting strategy to social customs to political history. Recommended.