George William Featherstonhaugh: The First U.S. Government Geologist

(Part of the History of American Science and Technology Series)

by Dorothy Smith Berkeley and Edmund Berkeley Jr.

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"U.S. historians can read this book with considerable profit for the details it offers; general readers can enjoy it as a straightforward and informative biography."
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"For anyone interested in the history of American geology, knowledge of G. W. Featherstonhaugh (1780-1866) is both essential and hard to obtain. He was the force behind the first railroad in America; a pioneer in scientific agriculture; an essayist, poet,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0817303650

ISBN13:9780817303655

Release Date:September 1988

Publisher:University Alabama Press

Length:376 Pages

Weight:1.65 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"

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