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

Name: Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent
Author: Alexander von Humboldt

by Alexander von Humboldt

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Humboldt is another hero of mine: exuberant, impulsive, world-embracing. He was a favorite of Darwin’s too—Darwin took this narrative with him on the Beagle, and as he read it, his feeling for Humboldt intensified: ‘Formerly I admired him,’ he wrote. ‘Now I almost adore him.'

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"Humboldt is another hero of mine: exuberant, impulsive, world-embracing. He was a favorite of Darwin’s too—Darwin took this narrative with him on the Beagle, and as he read it, his feeling for Humboldt intensified: ‘Formerly I admired him,’ he wrote. ‘Now I almost adore him.'"

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