The Enlightenment of Cadwallader Colden empire, science, and intellectual culture in British New York / John M. Dixon.
| Author/creator | Dixon, John M., 1970- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2016. |
| Description | xi, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Enlightened age -- Pursuit of gentility -- Intellectuals -- Knowledge of empires -- Otium -- Philosophical actions -- Against partisanship -- Colden's ordeal. |
| Abstract | "Recreates the enlightened culture of an eighteenth-century statesman, botanist, historian, cartographer, and natural philosopher who claimed to have discovered the cause of gravity and who also became one of the most hated political figures in pre-Revolutionary New York"-- Author's Web site. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015036031 |
| ISBN | 9780801448034 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |