The Travels of William Bartram

This book contains all of Bartram's journeys around North America in the late 18th century, through much of what was then Native American territory.

In the 1790s when this book was first published, the United States was newly formed and was expanding beyond its original thirteen colonies. However, American settlement into the distant lands beyond the Appalachians was limited and gradual. The vast expanse of land was unknown, and much was inhabited by Native American tribes.

Determined to tra...