Description: DeWitt Clinton and Amos Eaton : Geology and Power in Early New York, Hardcover by Spanagel, David I., ISBN 1421411040, ISBN-13 9781421411040, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Spanagel explores the study of geological knowledge and its political, material, and cultural effect on early 19th-century New York, as an example of the role played by natural history in empire building. Spanagel examines the parallel careers of New York political leaders Clinton and Stephen Van Rensselaer, two key patrons of educator and amateur scientist Eaton. The author provides in-depth analysis of how privately- and publicly-sponsored scientific research and teaching led to the knowledge and skills needed to build an effective regional infrastructure for transportation and commerce, including the Erie Canal. He also considers larger connections between the knowledge gained by New York's geologists and the themes and content expressed in prose, poetry, and fiction, landscape and history painting, and religious movements in antebellum American society. For academics, researchers, scholars, and students interested in 19th-century American arts and sciences, politics, and technological development. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: DeWitt Clinton and Amos Eaton : Geology and Power in Early New Yo
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 6in
Author: David I. Spanagel
Publication Name: Dewitt Clinton and Amos Eaton : Geology and Power in Early New York
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 284 Pages
