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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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Lexington :
The University Press of Kentucky,
2015.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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.
- 18. The End of a Life19. The Lega; Postscript: A Note on the History of the Forest Plantation in Natchez; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index.