Geological Sciences in the Antebellum SouthJames X. Corgan University of Alabama Press, 15 jun 2014 - 204 pagina's Nine essays that provide detailed information about the early geological exploration of the southeastern United States Originally presented under the aegis of the Geological Society of America, these essays cover observations and studies made between 1796 and the 1850s. Each essay includes fascinating biographic sketches of the author, a bibliography, and an index. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Andrew Ellicotts Geological Observations in the Mississippi Valley and Florida 17961800 George W White | 9 |
South Carolina State Geological Surveys of the Nineteenth Century Anne Millbrooke | 26 |
Early American Geological Surveys and Gerard Troosts Field Assistants 18311836 James X Corgan | 39 |
Mineral Fertilizers in Southern Agriculture Richard C Sheridan | 73 |
William Barton Rogers and the Virginia Geological Survey 18351842 Michele L Aldrich and Alan E Leviton | 83 |
Southern Influences on the Career of Joseph Nicollet Martha Coleman Bray | 105 |
Antebellum Geological Surveys in Kentucky and Their Contribution to the Shaler Survey of the 1870s Ivan L Zabilka | 119 |
Charles Lyells Observations on Southeastern Geology Daniel D Arden | 130 |
Success and Failure in the Southern States 18511860 Markes E Johnson | 142 |
Bibliography | 171 |
The Contributors | 186 |
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