Down-North and Up Along

Margaret Warner Morley was a biologist and educator who wrote seventeen books about nature around the turn of the 20th century when nature study surged in popularity. She wrote for broad audiences and her books were often incorporated into school curricula because of their factual and easy-to-read style. Our copy belonged to Alexander Wetmore, the Smithsonian’s sixth Secretary, who was himself a naturalist. Wetmore’s personal library was filled with expedition narratives like this travel account into Nova Scotia. Down-North and Up Along, published in 1900, is also a great example of a decorated book cloth binding.