DeWitt Clinton and Amos Eaton Geology and Power in Early New York |
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| Author:
| Spanagel, David I. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4214-2400-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2017 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $58.99 |
Book Description:
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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 ......
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 ......