Ethics / Philosophy

Not only was his life fascinating, the story shows the flourishing body of work and exploration that grew up in the late 1700's and early 1800s, resulting in festivals, towns, land masses, ocean currents and more named after the reknowned explorer. His work informed future generations, but succumbed...

From the publisher: "As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two...