William Bartram (1739-1823) was America's first native born naturalist; artist; and botanist and first author in the modern genre of writers who portrayed nature through scientific examination as well as personal understanding. The son of noted botanist; John Bartram; William; from his mid teens; was noted for the quality of his botanic and ornithological drawings. His role in the maintenance of his father's botanic garden sparked William's interest in the scientific field; adding many rare species to it. In 1773; William embarked upon a four-year journey through the eight southern colonies ranging from the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains; to the Carolinas; Florida and Mississippi. "The Travels of William Bartram" is an account of this journey that combines the natural sciences; travel and philosophy in a literature style that is not just solely scientific. The book entails the many native flora and fauna he discovered; encounters with the intrepid Seminoles Indians; battles with aggressive alligators; and observations on God's device for Nature.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I didn't love this book but I didn't dislike itBy Lynda A. DietzI didn't love this book but I didn't dislike it. The title; as many have mentioned; is misleading; since it brings to mind The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom or Anne Frank's famous diary. The book is nothing like either of these. Much of this is Nonna's childhood recollections of family times (a wealthy family) and some of it is . . . I can't explain it; really; but it's hard to relate to some of it as the writings of a young girl when so much adult memory is inserted and adjusted throughout. The whole thing has the feel of a lack of continuity because of it; like I don't know if I'm listening to Nonna the adult looking back or Nonna the child in the then-present.The book lost a star because of the annoying insertion of notes by the editors; most of them simply repeated information that was already clear; with nothing new added. It lost another by simply being lacklustre. The ending was not really a "wow; what a story" so much as it was "oh; it's done?" I got as much out of the appendices as most of the narrative.I think this woman had a powerful story to tell . . . unfortunately; those who told it for her didn't do a very good job of it. I wouldn't go so far as to recommend staying away from it; but it may not hold your attention; either.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Is there a version without editors?By J. CoxThis book is basically Nonna's transcription of her diaries from her childhood; mixed in with later memories' and cleaned up by her husband and a couple of editors. I am not sure whether the format is exactly the same in print; but in the Kindle version of the book; I found the editors' interjections in the story to be extremely disruptive and obnoxious; like that one guy at the office who always has to throw in his two cents because he believes he knows more about every subject than anyone else in the room. For example; Nonna talked about her mother painting pictures for a guard and then a few sentences later mentioned Mr. Xxxxx (she actually used a name which I am not remembering at the moment) and how when his paintings were done; something happened. There's a big dividing line and red text calling out "Mr. Xxxxxx:" and the editors go on to explain here that when she mentions Mr. Xxxxx; she is probably talking about the guard. Umm; yeah. I guessed as much. And other times when Nonna switched from present tense to past tense; they called out in bright red text the fact that this part here is probably something she wrote later when transcribing the diaries later in life. And when Nonna mentioned something that the Nazis did; the editors interjected to claim the Nazis didn't do that thing. Maybe they didn't in general but how do you know they didn't in this case? GAH! Just stop interrupting!!! Several times the editors' interruptions explained how Nonna had photos of this person or that place; and they exist today. If that is the case; why weren't any of these photos included in the book? Why is every chapter divided by the same photo of... presumably pillow ticking?That being said; if you can forgive the obnoxious editors and just pay attention to Nonna's story; she had some lovely memories of her childhood and her family. And then she survived the horrors of the holocaust.Basically; the explanation at the front of the book telling me that Nonna wrote her diaries on little scraps of paper throughout her childhood; and then years later translated and added to them made me understand that the writing was from two different times in her life. I did not need to then be reminded of it every time things jumped around. And if the editors' other notes were in the form of tiny footnotes or something; it would have let me have more info if I wanted or needed it without so jarringly disrupting the story.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Amazing HistoryBy DavandiI chose this book because I love true history! I felt like I was with Nonna throughout this entire book! At times she brought me back to my own childhood in New England! When we visited with my own mothers farm after a good snowfall! My uncles would hitch some horses to the family sleigh ; we would all bundle up get big blankets ride all around the little town fields of Dracut; Mass! I used to love those nights; with my Mom's family! Nonna brought me right back to my favorite childhood memories!
