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Why did William James join Louis Agassiz's expedition to the Amazon?
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William James joined the expedition to the Amazon to serve as an assistant to the eminent naturalist Louis Agassiz. At the time, James was a student at the Harvard Medical School, and he interrupted his medical studies to participate in the journey.1