William Bartram's Quaker upbringing held that nature reflected God, and his accurate accounts of Florida before modern development continue to be examined by scientists. His writing and artwork introduced the idea of wilderness as something to be celebrated and conserved, influencing generations of poets, artists, writers, and naturalists. The Library of America called him the first American to devote his entire life to what would now be called the environment. Travels was among the first books published in the United States to document the landscapes, biota, and native people of the Southeast. On his first exploration in 1765, Bartram first identified Fever Bark in Coastal Georgia and along the St. Johns River. The plant is related to the Cinchona Tree of South America, the original source of quinine, and Native Americans and pioneers used Fever Bark to relieve fevers from yellow fever and malaria. William asked that the plant be formally named Bartramia bracteata in honor of his father, but Andre Michaux named it for Charles Pinckney instead.