books.google.ca - Bartram's Travels is one of the earliest and most important books of A merican natural history. For four years (1773-1777) William Bartram wandered through the virgin forests, valleys, and wetlands of the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. His lyrical descriptions of the American wilderness influenced...http://books.google.ca/books/about/The_Travels_of_William_Bartram.html?id=i6E3XwAACAAJ&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Travels of William Bartram.