Description
Book SynopsisIn so doing, he sheds light on a particularly innovative and fruitful period of interplay among science, politics, art, and literature in American history.
Trade ReviewA 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. American Historical Review 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. Endeavour A compelling story of the intersections between science and politics in the early decades of the nineteenth century. The Journal of American History 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. Isis 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. British Society for Literature and Science
Table of ContentsList 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
