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Banquet at Delmonico's : great minds, the Gilded Age, and the triumph of evolution in America, Barry Werth

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Summary
Draws readers inside the circle of philosophers, scientists, politicians, businessmen, clergymen, and scholars who brought Charles Darwin's controversial ideas to America in the crucial years after the Civil War. Prominent among these men were the English philosopher Herbert Spencer, industrialist Andrew Carnegie, clergyman Henry Ward Beecher, and political reformer Carl Schurz
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xxxi, 362 p.
Contents
  • New York, November 8, 1882
  • Cambridge, 1871
  • New Haven, 1872
  • New York, 1873
  • New Haven, 1874
  • Brooklyn, 1875
  • Washington, 1876
  • Baltimore, 1877
  • Brooklyn, 1878
  • French Riviera, 1879
  • Washington, 1880
  • New York, 1881
  • New York, 1882
Isbn
9781400067787
Instance
Label
Banquet at Delmonico's : great minds, the Gilded Age, and the triumph of evolution in America
Title
Banquet at Delmonico's
Title remainder
great minds, the Gilded Age, and the triumph of evolution in America
Statement of responsibility
Barry Werth
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Draws readers inside the circle of philosophers, scientists, politicians, businessmen, clergymen, and scholars who brought Charles Darwin's controversial ideas to America in the crucial years after the Civil War. Prominent among these men were the English philosopher Herbert Spencer, industrialist Andrew Carnegie, clergyman Henry Ward Beecher, and political reformer Carl Schurz
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Werth, Barry
Index
index present
LC call number
HM631
LC item number
.W47 2009
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
NLM call number
HM 631
NLM item number
W499b 2009
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Delmonico's Restaurant (New York, N.Y.)
  • Spencer, Herbert
  • Darwin, Charles
  • Spencer, Herbert
  • Spencer, Herbert
  • Delmonico's Restaurant (New York, N.Y.)
  • Delmonico's Restaurant (New York, N.Y.)
  • Social Darwinism
  • Human evolution
  • Social change
  • Dinners and dining
  • Intellectuals
  • Biological Evolution
  • Social Change
  • Cultural Evolution
  • History, 19th Century
  • Social Conditions
  • Evolutietheorie
  • Filosofische aspecten
  • Naturalisme (filosofie)
  • Dinners and dining
  • Human evolution
  • Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  • Intellectual life
  • Intellectuals
  • Manners and customs
  • Social change
  • Social Darwinism
  • Social conditions
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • Verenigde Staten
  • New York (State)
  • United States
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Banquet at Delmonico's : great minds, the Gilded Age, and the triumph of evolution in America, Barry Werth
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-325) and index
Contents
New York, November 8, 1882 -- Cambridge, 1871 -- New Haven, 1872 -- New York, 1873 -- New Haven, 1874 -- Brooklyn, 1875 -- Washington, 1876 -- Baltimore, 1877 -- Brooklyn, 1878 -- French Riviera, 1879 -- Washington, 1880 -- New York, 1881 -- New York, 1882
Dimensions
25 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xxxi, 362 p.
Isbn
9781400067787
Isbn Type
(alk. paper)
Lccn
2008016567
System control number
  • (OCoLC)226037314
  • (OCoLC)ocn226037314
Label
Banquet at Delmonico's : great minds, the Gilded Age, and the triumph of evolution in America, Barry Werth
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-325) and index
Contents
New York, November 8, 1882 -- Cambridge, 1871 -- New Haven, 1872 -- New York, 1873 -- New Haven, 1874 -- Brooklyn, 1875 -- Washington, 1876 -- Baltimore, 1877 -- Brooklyn, 1878 -- French Riviera, 1879 -- Washington, 1880 -- New York, 1881 -- New York, 1882
Dimensions
25 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xxxi, 362 p.
Isbn
9781400067787
Isbn Type
(alk. paper)
Lccn
2008016567
System control number
  • (OCoLC)226037314
  • (OCoLC)ocn226037314

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