William Dunbar : scientific pioneer of the old Southwest / Arthur H. DeRosier, Jr.

By:

DeRosier, Arthur H

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text

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computer

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online resource

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9780813172675
0813172675
9780813157672
0813157676

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: William Dunbar.DDC classification:

509.2 B 22

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Q143.D88 D47 2007eb

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EBSCOhost

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

Summary: 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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-261) and index.

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18. The End of a Life19. The Lega; Postscript: A Note on the History of the Forest Plantation in Natchez; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

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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