Nathaniel Bowditch and the Power of Numbers How a Nineteenth-Century Man of Business, Science, and the Sea Changed American Life |
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| Author:
| Thornton, Tamara Plakins |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4696-2693-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $96.00AUD $57.00 |
Book Description:
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In this engagingly written biography, Tamara Plakins Thornton delves into the life and work of Nathaniel Bowditch (1773-1838), a man Thomas Jefferson once called a "meteor in the hemisphere." Fleshing out the multiple careers of Nathaniel Bowditch, this book is at once a lively biography, a window into the birth of bureaucracy, and a portrait of patrician life.
In this engagingly written biography, Tamara Plakins Thornton delves into the life and work of Nathaniel Bowditch (1773-1838), a man Thomas Jefferson once called a "meteor in the hemisphere." Fleshing out the multiple careers of Nathaniel Bowditch, this book is at once a lively biography, a window into the birth of bureaucracy, and a portrait of patrician life.