From Finland to Niagara Falls - Explorer Pehr Kalm in North America 1748-1751

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A beautiful new history picture book about a little-known link between Finnish and early American culture! The Finnish explorer Pehr Kalm was a disciple of the scientist Carl Linnaeus and traveled to North America in the middle of the 18th century to study the plants, animals, and people of the New World. Along the way, he befriended Benjamin Franklin and became the first scientist to visit and study Niagara Falls!

The book's vivid watercolor illustrations will appeal to all ages as Kalm's long and extraordinary journey unfolds, revealing the people, plants and animals he discovered along the way. The text is enriched by passages from Kalm's own travel journal, fascinating historical details, and images of plants and animals with their Latin scientific names. The untold story of this pioneering visitor to North America is sure to give readers a new perspective on the history of eastern North America, from Philadelphia to Quebec to Niagara Falls!

Award-winning author Markku Löytönen is a professor of Human Geography at the University of Helsinki and a well-known popular science writer in Finland.

 

ISBN: 9781942483137
Author: Markku Löytönen and Riikka Jäntti
Language: English
Publisher: Buffalo Heritage Press
Edition: 2015, softcover, 36 pgs

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