Arthur H Derosier

Gebundenes Buch

William Dunbar

Scientific Pioneer of the Old Southwest

Beschreibung

Scottish-born William Dunbar (1750-1810) is recognized by Mississippi and Southwest historians as one of the most successful planters, agricultural innovators, explorers, and scientists to emerge from the Mississippi Territory. Despite his successes, however, history books abridge his contributions to America's early national years to a few passing sentences or footnotes. William Dunbar: Scientific Pioneer of the Old Southwest rectifies past neglect, paying tribute to a man whose life was driven

Autor

Historian Arthur H. DeRosier Jr. is President Emeritus of Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of Kentucky
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 598g
• ISBN-13: 9780813124551
• ISBN-10: 0813124557
• Artikelnr.: 22824741