{"product_id":"letters-from-alabama-u-s-chiefly-relating-to-natural-history-paperback-9781108084536","title":"Letters from Alabama (U.S.); Chiefly Relating to Natural History (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108084536","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLetters from Alabama (U.S.)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eChiefly Relating to Natural History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1859 work recounts Gosse's nine-month stay in Alabama in 1838–9, with descriptions of the wildlife he observed there.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePhilip Henry Gosse (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108084536, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 April 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e324 pages, 31 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.41 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse (1810–88) spent nine months in 1838–9 in a small town in Alabama where he was the teacher at the local school. His time there was unhappy because of the widespread abuse of slaves he witnessed, the support of the practice by his fellow Methodists being particularly distressing. However, he loved the beauty of his surroundings, and the abundant wildlife, and in 1859 he published this account in the form of nineteen letters. Gosse recounts in detail his voyage from Philadelphia to Mobile, Alabama, and the environment around his new home in the hills, with vivid descriptions of the plants, animals and insects he observed there. He rarely mentions slavery specifically, but the arrogance of the masters and the plight of their 'possessions' is a recurring theme in the work. Other books on natural history by Gosse are also reissued in this series.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Philadelphia\u003cbr\u003e 2. Mobile\u003cbr\u003e 3. School\u003cbr\u003e 4. Night scene\u003cbr\u003e 5. Ride to Kahawba\u003cbr\u003e 6. Indian corn\u003cbr\u003e 7. Description of a southern house\u003cbr\u003e 8. Robbing bee's nest\u003cbr\u003e 9. Peaches\u003cbr\u003e 10. Florida coffee\u003cbr\u003e 11. Possum hunting by night\u003cbr\u003e 12. Manners of the south\u003cbr\u003e 13. Night in the swamp\u003cbr\u003e 14. Weather and health\u003cbr\u003e 15. Cotton-picking\u003cbr\u003e 16. A varied walk\u003cbr\u003e 17. Association of ideas\u003cbr\u003e 18. Postponement of winter\u003cbr\u003e 19. A heavy turkey.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Botany%20\u0026amp;%20plant%20sciences%20%5BPST%5D%22\"\u003ePST\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005670773016,"sku":"9781108084536","price":24.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108084536i.jpg?v=1696751888","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/letters-from-alabama-u-s-chiefly-relating-to-natural-history-paperback-9781108084536","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}