Natural history investigations in South Carolina : from colonial times to the present /

The authors "relate the largely untold story of the state's distinguished professional and amateur investigations, especially in the fields of zoology and botany ... the pivotal role Charleston has played in the making the state's remarkable scientific heritage," and the signific...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sanders, Albert E.
Other Authors: Anderson, William D. Jr., (William Dewey), 1933-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, ©1999.
Subjects:
Natural history > South Carolina > History.
Sciences naturelles > Caroline du Sud > Histoire.
NATURE > Essays.
NATURE > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Ecotourism.
Natural history
Biology - General.
Biology.
Health & Biological Sciences.
South Carolina > History.
Caroline du Sud > Histoire.
South Carolina
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1. THE CHARLESTON NATURAL HISTORY TRADITION. The Colonial Period, 1670-1783
  • The Formative Period, 1784-1830
  • The Golden Age, 1830-1860
  • pt. 2. THE LONG JOURNEY BACK. Sherman proves that "war is hell"
  • Reconstruction: devastation and despair
  • Into the 20th century
  • pt. 3. EXPANDING HORIZONS IN A SHRINKING WORLD. The new era
  • Herpetology rekindled
  • Into the abyss
  • The sound of distant guns
  • Days of infamy
  • pt. 4. THE LAST HALF OF THE 20th CENTURY. New faces, new directions
  • The 50s: a decade to remember
  • Approaching the present
  • APPENDIX I. Chronology of natural history investigators in SC
  • APPENDIX II. Archaeological and natural history collections in SC.

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