A world traveler, bestselling writer, global celebrity--Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) lived a long, influential life, yet his impact has largely been unexplored. This compendium offers a correcti
Ranging from his own time to the 21st century, 50 essays and excerpts demonstrate the wide variety of responses to German travel writer Humboldt (1769-1859), especially controversy over his accounts o
“Even now,” wrote Christopher Isherwood in his Berlin Diary of 1933, “I can’t altogether believe that any of this has really happened.” Three years later, W. E. B. DuBois described Germany as “silent,
“Even now,” wrote Christopher Isherwood in his Berlin Diary of 1933, “I can’t altogether believe that any of this has really happened.” Three years later, W. E. B. DuB
