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Lyell en Amérique : géologie transatlantiqu
by Wilson, Leonard G. | HC | Good
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- Bon
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- Hardcover
- Weight
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- Product Group
- Book
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- ISBN
- 9780801857973
- Subject Area
- Travel, Science
- Publication Name
- Lyell in America : Transatlantic Geology, 1841-1853
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Subject
- History, United States / General
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4 in
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 28.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 472 Pages
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A pioneering geologist from Scotland, Charles Lyell (1797-1875) was one of the nineteenth century's most important and controversial scientists. His landmark 1830 book Principles of Geology, for example, went against the received wisdom of the age and posited that throughout the history of the earth, geological changes occurred largely through slow and ongoing processes. And although he is today perhaps best known as Charles Darwin's mentor, Lyell's contributions are still felt in the disciplines of geology and evolutionary biology. In Lyell in America, Leonard Wilson continues his acclaimed study of Lyell's life and works with this chronicle of Lyell's extensive travels throughout America which blends detailed scientific observations with colorful travelogue. Lyell first came to America in 1841, remaining for more than a year and touring widely. His immediate reason for the journey was to deliver the prestigious Lowell lectures in Boston. His larger purpose was to study the geology of North America, hoping that the vast scale of the continent -- its mountain ranges, plains, great lakes, and rivers -- would confirm his belief in the uniformity of geological history. The America he and his wife Mary arrived in was a country in transition. Now more than two hundred years old, the English settlements along the Atlantic seaboard had, in relative isolation, developed a distinctly American culture. Over the course of this tour and three subsequent trips to North America (twice for extended periods), Lyell observed both America's geological phenomena and its social landscape. He studied coal deposits, and collected rocks and fossils. He showed how the Niagara River formed its dramatic gorge. He rode to the top of Mount Washington. And he assessed the sophistication of the geological sciences in North America through conversations with his American counterparts. In his travels, Lyell also made insightful observations about American society and the continent's pronounced regional differences. Traveling along the entire Atlantic coast and as far inland as the Mississippi River, he and Mary saw villages, towns, and cities of every size and temperament, and they met and came to know many Americans. Lyell marveled at the prosperity and rapid growth of pioneer settlements into flourishing cities, as well as at the vigorous enterprise of the American people. He enjoyed the speed and comfort of the river steamboats and the friendliness of the people. In the South, he studied slavery and challenged many of the racist suppositions of white intellectuals there, pondering how the institution of slavery might be ended. Lyell in America provides the first detailed exploration of Lyell's pivotal years of American travel using previously unpublished letters and journals, together with Lyell's published writings. Through the eyes of Charles and Mary Lyell, Leonard Wilson provides a vivid portrait of antebellum America and of Lyell's contributions to American geology.
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Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
080185797x
ISBN-13
9780801857973
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12038630064
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Lyell in America : Transatlantic Geology, 1841-1853
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History, United States / General
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Travel, Science
Number of Pages
472 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
28.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
98-010319
Lc Classification Number
Qe22.L8w544 1998
Reviews
''Leonard Wilson's new volume, 'Lyell in America', is an important addition to the literature about one of the nineteenth century's most significant figures in the history of geology and evolutionary biology. It is especially valuable for making available much unpublished material from Lyell's wife Mary's prolific and beautifully written correspondence from America. Wilson gives us a fuller picture of the Lyells' observations of and reflections upon slavery and other social issues in America than we have previously had, and he provides a good account of Lyell's scientific views on speciation, including his criticisms of both catastrophist and creationist explanations and his unwavering (if ultimately mistaken) skepticism of the progressionist explanation. This rewarding book significantly enriches our knowledge of Charles Lyell.''--R. H. Dott, Jr., University of Wisconsin Madison, "In this impressively detailed and clearly written work, based upon extensive primary sources, Wilson carefully examines each of Lyell's geological explorations in North America and provides a fascinating story that will be useful to historians of geology and to Americanists."--Lester D. Stephens, Journal of Southern History
Table of Content
Contents: List of Illustrations Preface Introduction 1. First Impressions of the New World: The Northeast 2. Pinelands and Plantations: The Southeast 3. Lectures and Summer Travels 4. America in Retrospect 5. Across the Atlantic Again: New England 6. Exploring the Deep South 7. The Mississippi Valley 8. Across Pennsylvania and Departure 9. Fame, Authority, and Influence 10. The Manual and Belgian Tertiary Geology, 1850-1851 11. America Revisited, and the Emerging Species Question, 1852-1853 Epilogue Bibliography
Copyright Date
1998
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Decimal
550/.92 B
Dewey Edition
21
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Yes
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