Charles Sumner: “Such an incident cannot be forgotten, and his name will always remind…”

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Such an incident cannot be forgotten, and his name will always remind us of courageous enterprise, before which distance and difficulty disappeared.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner reflects on the legacy of a courageous naturalist who faced great challenges in exploration.

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Charles Sumner: “Such an incident cannot be forgotten, and his name will always remind us of courageous enterprise, before which distance…”