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Maclure of New Harmony – Scientist, Progressive Educator, Radical Philanthropist

Autor Leonard Warren
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 28 iun 2009
Maclure of New Harmony follows the twists and turns of William Maclure's intriguing life. A native Scotsman, Maclure (1763-1840) became a merchant, made a fortune, and retired in his early thirties. Then his life became interesting. Fascinated by the study of geology, Maclure did fieldwork throughout Europe before travelling to the United States, where he completed the first geological survey of his adopted nation and published a detailed, colour geological map - one reason he is known as the Father of American Geology. Maclure's travels sharpened his convictions about social justice and led him to a life of social radicalism. He founded progressive schools to educate the children of the working classes and, in 1820, he joined forces with Robert Owen to found New Harmony - the utopian community in Indiana. Ever restless, Maclure later moved to Mexico, where he watched his hopes for the new republic founder.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780253353269
ISBN-10: 0253353262
Pagini: 376
Ilustrații: 18 illustrations
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.75 kg
Editura: MH – Indiana University Press

Cuprins

List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; ChronologyPrologue; 1. Origins, and the Making of a Life; 2. Philadelphia (1796-1800); 3. Political and Economic Philosophy; 4. European Sojourn (1800-1808); 5. The Maclurean Era of American Geology; 6. Introduction of Progressive Education to the United States; 7. The Grand Tour of Europe (1809-1815); 8. Patron of the Natural Sciences; 9. Spanish Years, and Return to America; 10. Robert Owen, Maclure, and the Utopian Commune; 11. Harmonie to New Harmony; 12. A Boatload of Knowledge; 13. Education in New Harmony; 14. Trouble in Paradise; 15. Out of the Ashes; 16. Withdrawal to Mexico; 17. Crippling Losses of Madame Fretageot and Thomas Say; 18. New Harmony Adrift: Journey into the Present; 19. The Workingmen's Institute: Death of William Maclure; EpilogueNotes; Bibliography; Index

Recenzii

"In these pages, Maclure comes alive in all his energy, genius, generosity, and glaring idiosyncrasies. . . . The merits of Warren's work promise to make [the book] the standard biography." Donald Pitzer, author of America's Communal Utopias

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The captivating biography of an American polymath