The Fire of His Genius: Robert Fulton and the American Dream
Autor Kirkpatrick Saleen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 aug 2002
Set against a brilliant portrait of a dynamic period in history, "The Fire of His Genius" tells the story of the fiercely driven man whose invention opened up America's interior to waves of settlers, created and sustained industrial and plantation economies in the nation's heartland, and facilitated the destruction of the remaining Indian civilizations. Probing Fulton's genius but also laying bare the darker side of the man -- and the darker side of the American dream -- Kirkpatrick Sale tells an extraordinary tale with deftness, zest, and unflagging verve.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780743223218
ISBN-10: 0743223217
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 140 x 214 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: Free Press
ISBN-10: 0743223217
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 140 x 214 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: Free Press
Notă biografică
Kirkpatrick Sale is the secretary of the E. F. Schumacher Society, a contributing editor of The Nation, and the author of nine previous books, including Conquest of Paradise: Christopher Columbus and the Columbian Conquest and Rebels Against the Future: The Luddites and Their War on the Industrial Revolution.
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Contents
INTRODUCTION
1. The North River
2. Precursors
3. 1765-1797
4. 1797-1803
5. 1804-1807
6. 1807-1812
7. 1813-1815
8. Legacies
EPILOGUE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
NOTES
SOURCES
SOURCE NOTES
INDEX
INTRODUCTION
1. The North River
2. Precursors
3. 1765-1797
4. 1797-1803
5. 1804-1807
6. 1807-1812
7. 1813-1815
8. Legacies
EPILOGUE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
NOTES
SOURCES
SOURCE NOTES
INDEX