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William Dunbar : Scientific Pioneer of the Old Southwest /
In 1804, while Lewis and Clark were still making their way up the Missouri River, Thomas Jefferson formulated a plan for a similarly ambitious exploration that would proceed from the Mississippi up the Red River ""to the tops of the mountains"" and then return by way of the Arkan...
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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington :
University Press of Kentucky,
2007.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Rediscovery; 1. The Dunbar Family of Elgin, Scotland; 2. The Youthful Years; 3. From Pennsylvania to Louisiana; 4. The American Revolution in Manchac; 5. From Darkness to Light; 6. A Dream Realized; 7. Emergence on the National Scene; 8. Scientist; 9. Land Policies; 10. Cotton and Slavery; 11. Agricultural Experimenter; 12. An Invitation to Serve; 13. One Hundred Three Days; 14. Moments of Success and Disappointment; 15. The Importance of Education; 16. Politics, Mississippi Style; 17. At Home | |
| 505 | 0 | |a 18. The End of a Life19. The Lega; Postscript: A Note on the History of the Forest Plantation in Natchez; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index | |
| 520 | |a In 1804, while Lewis and Clark were still making their way up the Missouri River, Thomas Jefferson formulated a plan for a similarly ambitious exploration that would proceed from the Mississippi up the Red River ""to the tops of the mountains"" and then return by way of the Arkansas River. The man he selected to lead this venture was William Dunbar (1750--1810) of the Mississippi Territory. The Scottish-born Dunbar was a man of many abilities and professions -- surveyor, botanist, zoologist, astronomer, planter, architect, inventor. He perfected the cotton bale, learned how to put cottonseed o | ||
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