{"product_id":"the-comstocks-of-cornellthe-definitive-autobiography-9781501716270","title":"The Comstocks of CornellThe Definitive","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Comstocks of Cornell\u003c\/i\u003e is the autobiography written by the naturalist educator Anna Botsford Comstock about her life and that of her husband, the entomologist John Henry Comstockboth prominent figures in the scientific community and in Cornell University history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA first edition was published in 1953, but it omitted key Cornellians, historical anecdotes, and personal insights. In this twenty-first-century edition, Karen Penders St. Clair restores the author''s voice by reconstructing the entire manuscript as Anna Comstock wrote itand thereby preserves Comstock''s memories of the personal and professional lives of the couple as she originally intended. The book includes an epilogue documenting the Comstocks'' last years and fills in gaps from the 1953 edition. Described as serious legacy work, this book is an essential part of the history of both Cornell University and its press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurrently an independent scholar based in Rochester, New York, St. Clair hopes the upcoming volume will give readers a better sense of what Anna was truly like, beyond the familiar tropes of her status as Cornell's first female professor, a leading scientific illustrator, and an early advocate of nature education.\u003c\/p\u003e * Cornell Alumni Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Boyhood of John Henry Comstock, 1849-1865\u003cbr\u003e 2. A Sailor and a Scholar\u003cbr\u003e 3. Undergraduate Days at Cornell, 1870-1874\u003cbr\u003e 4. Anna Botsford-Childhood and Girlhood\u003cbr\u003e 5. A University Professorship and Marriage, 1876-1879\u003cbr\u003e 6. Entomologist to U.S. Department of Agriculture (Life in Washington as United States Entomologist, 1879-1881)\u003cbr\u003e 7. Return to Cornell\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Year 1888-1889; With a Winter in Germany\u003cbr\u003e 9. California and Stanford University\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Nature Study Movement at Cornell University; A Journey South to Study Spiders\u003cbr\u003e 11. \"How to Know Butterflies\" and the \"Confessions to a Heathen Idol\"\u003cbr\u003e 12. A Sabbatical Year Abroad-Egypt and Greece\u003cbr\u003e 13. Italy, Switzerland, and Home\u003cbr\u003e 14. Chapter 15: 1908-1912, Cornell's New Quarters for Entomology and Nature Study\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Two hundred and Fiftieth-anniversary Celebration of the Royal Society and The International Entomological Congress\u003cbr\u003e 16. The 65th Milestone and Retirement\u003cbr\u003e 17. Florida and Retirement\u003cbr\u003e 18. The Toronto Meeting of the A.A.A.S. 1922. A surprising election and voyage westward.\u003cbr\u003e 19. Honolulu and Happiness, A Voyage to Europe\u003cbr\u003e 20. Mentone\u003cbr\u003e Editor's Epilogue\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409328709975,"sku":"9781501716270","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501716270.jpg?v=1730506439","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-comstocks-of-cornellthe-definitive-autobiography-9781501716270","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}