“André
Michaux in Florida is outstanding for its scholarship and documentation;
the authors have clearly written with meticulous care to detail. . . . A
critical documentation of Michaux’s botanical work in Florida that adds
significantly to the historical record.”—Plant Science Bulletin
“This
book makes a bold start at restoring the significance of [Michaux’s] botanical
record to the history of science.”—Isis
“Taylor
and Norman have provided a volume useful to specialists on Florida’s historical
biological diversity. The volume will also be of use to scholars of the late
colonial period in Florida, especially those interested in environmental
history.”—H-Net
“[The
authors] provide copious historical, geographic, and biographical background
information concerning Michaux, other naturalists with whom he corresponded,
and the political history of the area of Florida he explored.”—Journal of
Southern History
“An
excellent primary resource for understanding the second Spanish period of
Florida.” —Colonial Latin American Historical Review
