The Enlightenment of Cadwallader Colden: Empire, Science, and Intellectual Culture in British New York
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Was there a conservative Enlightenment? Could a self-proclaimed man of learning and progressive science also have been an agent of monarchy and reaction? Cadwallader Colden (1688-1776), an educated Scottish emigrant and powerful colonial politician, was at the forefront of American intellectual culture in the mid-eighteenth century. While living in rural New York, he recruited family, friends, servants, and slaves into multiple scientific ventures...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0801448034
ISBN13:9780801448034
Release Date:April 2016
Publisher:Cornell University Press
Length:264 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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