‘The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World’

Not really the Pride read I expected but…

My eyes are gold, and I can sing with trills, what do you have going for you / digiscoped White-rumped Hawk (Andean), Argentina 2013 / photo by the author Amethyst Qu

I don’t read a ton of biographies but once in a while, I’ll take a chance, especially if it’s somebody in the natural history field. And, thus, for Pride Month, I have embarked on, The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World by Andrea Wulf. He sounded like an interesting guy…