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Guide to William Bartram's Travels

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As an outdoorsman, Southerner and student of early American history, I found this book to be exceptional. It's more than a mere re-telling of Bartram's journeys. Brad Sanders has re-created the American Southeast as it must have been. The author incorporates maps, photos and his own vignettes that keep the reader captivated. Especially noteworthy are the details of Bartram's encounters with Native Americans. Most of these people and cultures he described are now gone forever. It's a book to savor slowly, over and over. The amount of detail is incredible and enjoyable. A perfect gift for oneself or the naturalist/history buff in your life.

This book is an excellent guide and traveling companion for anyone who has an interest in history and who finds themself traveling the backroads and the highways of the American South.

A very good read, one of the best I have purchased in a long time. I plan to use refer back to it in my future "travels"

I was Brad Sanders' roommate back in the 70s in Athens, GA, back when REM was a garage band there. The man's an extraordinary talent, and this is an extraordinary book.