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DeWitt Clinton and Amos Eaton : Geology and Power in Early New York by David I. Spanagel (2017, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-101421424002
ISBN-139781421424002
eBay Product ID (ePID)237856632
Product Key Features
Number of Pages284 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameDewitt Clinton and Amos Eaton : Geology and Power in Early New York
Publication Year2017
SubjectUnited States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Earth Sciences / Geology, Political, History, American Government / State, United States / General, Historical, Science & Technology
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Technology & Engineering, Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorDavid I. Spanagel
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight13.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2013-025010
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsWhat a good and interesting read this is, and that what is most novel and most striking are the numerous connections that others have perhaps seen-one here and one there-but that Spanagel has woven into a rich network that makes deep cultural sense., DeWitt Clinton and Amos Eaton is an unfailingly interesting and informative book. It provides excellent insight into antebellum New York and neatly details how Clinton, Van Rensselaer, and Eaton had a profound impact on the intellectual and political life of New York.... This is a book that should be read by anyone interested in antebellum US history or the history of science. It will appeal to a variety of academics and should be very useful in graduate seminars., ""DeWitt Clinton and Amos Eaton is an unfailingly interesting and informative book. It provides excellent insight into antebellum New York and neatly details how Clinton, Van Rensselaer, and Eaton had a profound impact on the intellectual and political life of New York.... This is a book that should be read by anyone interested in antebellum US history or the history of science. It will appeal to a variety of academics and should be very useful in graduate seminars."", A compelling story of the intersections between science and politics in the early decades of the nineteenth century., DeWitt Clinton and Amos Eaton provides the reader with a fresh exploration of the early American republic... Here is a volume chock full of good ideas and evocative questions., DeWitt Clinton and Amos Eaton provides the reader with a fresh exploration of the early American republic... Here is a volume chock full of good ideas and evocative questions., A significant contribution to our current understanding of the history of science between the first scientific revolution of the early modern period and the emergence of modern, professionalized science... Provocative and compelling., What a good and interesting read this is, and that what is most novel and most striking are the numerous connections that others have perhaps seen--one here and one there--but that Spanagel has woven into a rich network that makes deep cultural sense.
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal557.470922
Table Of ContentList of Figures and Tables Preamble Introduction Part I 1. Invitations to Study the Earth's Past 2. Natural Sciences and Civic Virtues 3. The Landlord and the Ex-convict Part II 4. Clinton's Ditch 5. Eaton's Agricultural and Geological Surveys 6. Empire State Exports Part III 7. Literary Naturalists 8. Kindred Spirits 9. Rocks, Reverence, and Religion Conclusion Notes Essay on Sources Index
SynopsisDavid I. Spanagel explores the origins of American geology and the culture that promoted it in nineteenth-century New York. Focusing on Amos Eaton, the educator and amateur scientist who founded the Rensselaer School, and DeWitt Clinton, the masterful politician who led the movement for the Erie Canal, Spanagel shows how a cluster of ......, How did geology and politics inform scientific ideas and contribute to New York's prominence in the early nineteenth century? David I. Spanagel explores the origins of American geology and the culture that promoted it in nineteenth-century New York. Focusing on Amos Eaton, the educator and amateur scientist who founded the Rensselaer School, and DeWitt Clinton, the masterful politician who led the movement for the Erie Canal, Spanagel shows how a cluster of assumptions about the peculiar landscape and entrepreneurial spirit of New York came to define the Empire State. In so doing, he sheds light on a particularly innovative and fruitful period of interplay among science, politics, art, and literature in American history., David I. Spanagel explores the origins of American geology and the culture that promoted it in nineteenth-century New York. Focusing on Amos Eaton, the educator and amateur scientist who founded the Rensselaer School, and DeWitt Clinton, the masterful politician who led the movement for the Erie Canal, Spanagel shows how a cluster of assumptions about the peculiar landscape and entrepreneurial spirit of New York came to define the Empire State. In so doing, he sheds light on a particularly innovative and fruitful period of interplay among science, politics, art, and literature in American history.
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