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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2022-09-01
- Pages
- 344
- ISBN
- 9781493063833
- Book Title
- Lincoln: the Fire of Genius : How Abraham Lincoln's Commitment to Science and Technology Helped Modernize America
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
- Item Length
- 9.4 in
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States / General
- Item Weight
- 0 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1493063839
ISBN-13
9781493063833
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10057280954
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lincoln: the Fire of Genius : How Abraham Lincoln's Commitment to Science and Technology Helped Modernize America
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2022
Topic
United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
0 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2022-010003
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Lincoln: The Fire of Genius is a unique exploration of Lincoln's intellectual foundations, and an essential book to read to understand the entirety of our greatest president."--Jason Emerson, author of Lincoln the Inventor and Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln, "In an era when science and technology have come under attack, Kent's volume is a very sobering reminder how crucial they were not only to Lincoln but to the country's well-being then, as well as now."--Jason H. Silverman, Ph.D., Ellison Capers Palmer Jr Professor of History Emeritus, Winthrop University; Book Review Editor, The Lincoln Herald, "Lincoln's establishment of the National Academy of Sciences alone is a story no one today should miss. Overall, this book is a thrill to read."--James M. Cornelius, Ph.D., Editor, Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association, "David J. Kent, a man of science and of history, has skillfully combined his knowledge of both to write a masterful treatise on Lincoln's scientific mind. His book fills an important gap overlooked by most Lincoln biographers. Historians have grappled with trying to understand Lincoln's superior intellectual and analytical powers. Kent provides an answer in this engaging book. This is fascinating reading and long overdue."--Edward Steers, Jr., author of Blood on the Moon and Getting Right with Lincoln., "David J. Kent has melded deep research, genuine expertise, and a fine way with an anecdote to produce a study that fills a long-missing niche in the Lincoln literature."--Harold Holzer, winner of the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize, "The man known as the Great Emancipator and Savior of the Union was also, as David Kent's illuminating study shows, a science geek, amateur astronomy buff, patent holder, science lecturer, and Modernizer in Chief."--Michael Burlingame, Ph.D., author of Abraham Lincoln: A Life and The Black Man's President, "This is the first in-depth study of Abraham Lincoln's interest in technology and science and how that interest impacted his life and his Presidency. As Kent demonstrates, Lincoln was a catalyst for some of that transformation wrought by science and technology."--Marc Rothenberg, Ph.D., Editor, The Papers of Joseph Henry, and past Historian, National Academy of Sciences, "David J. Kent's invaluable history shows us how Lincoln's fire of genius fused science and statesmanship to create a 'new birth of freedom.'"--Sidney Blumenthal, author of three books of a projected five-volume political life of Abraham Lincoln: A Self-Made Man, Wrestling with His Angel, and All the Powers of Earth., "David J. Kent has melded deep research, genuine expertise, and a fine way with an anecdote to produce a study that fills a long-missing niche in the Lincoln literature."--Harold Holzer, winner of the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize "David J. Kent's invaluable history shows us how Lincoln's fire of genius fused science and statesmanship to create a 'new birth of freedom.'"--Sidney Blumenthal, author of three books of a projected five-volume political life of Abraham Lincoln: A Self-Made Man, Wrestling with His Angel, and All the Powers of Earth. "In an era when science and technology have come under attack, Kent's volume is a very sobering reminder how crucial they were not only to Lincoln but to the country's well-being then, as well as now."--Jason H. Silverman, Ph.D., Ellison Capers Palmer Jr Professor of History Emeritus, Winthrop University; Book Review Editor, The Lincoln Herald "Lincoln's establishment of the National Academy of Sciences alone is a story no one today should miss. Overall, this book is a thrill to read."--James M. Cornelius, Ph.D., Editor, Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association "The man known as the Great Emancipator and Savior of the Union was also, as David Kent's illuminating study shows, a science geek, amateur astronomy buff, patent holder, science lecturer, and Modernizer in Chief."--Michael Burlingame, Ph.D., author of Abraham Lincoln: A Life and The Black Man's President "This is the first in-depth study of Abraham Lincoln's interest in technology and science and how that interest impacted his life and his Presidency. As Kent demonstrates, Lincoln was a catalyst for some of that transformation wrought by science and technology."--Marc Rothenberg, Ph.D., Editor, The Papers of Joseph Henry, and past Historian, National Academy of Sciences "David J. Kent, a man of science and of history, has skillfully combined his knowledge of both to write a masterful treatise on Lincoln's scientific mind. His book fills an important gap overlooked by most Lincoln biographers. Historians have grappled with trying to understand Lincoln's superior intellectual and analytical powers. Kent provides an answer in this engaging book. This is fascinating reading and long overdue."--Edward Steers, Jr., author of Blood on the Moon and Getting Right with Lincoln.
Dewey Decimal
973.7092
Synopsis
Abraham Lincoln had a lifelong fascination with science and technology, a fascination that would help institutionalize science, win the Civil War, and propel the nation into the modern age. Readers will learn through Lincoln: The Fire of Genius how science and technology gradually infiltrated Lincoln's remarkable life and influenced his growing ......, Abraham Lincoln had a lifelong fascination with science and technology, a fascination that would help institutionalize science, win the Civil War, and propel the nation into the modern age. Readers will learn through Lincoln: The Fire of Genius how science and technology gradually infiltrated Lincoln's remarkable life and influenced his growing desire to improve the condition of all men. The book traces this progression from a simple farm boy to a president who changed the world. Counter to conventional wisdom, subsistence farming provides a considerable education in agronomic science, forest ecology, hydrology, and even a little civil engineering. Continuing through a lifetime of self-study, curiosity, and hard work, Lincoln became the only President with a patent, advocated for technological advancement as a legislator in Illinois and in Washington, and became the "go-to" western lawyer on technology, and patent cases during his legal career. During the Civil War, Lincoln drew upon his commitment to science and personally encouraged inventors while taking dramatic steps to institutionalize science via the Smithsonian Institution, create the National Academy of Sciences, and initiate the Department of Agriculture. Lincoln's insistence on high-tech weaponry, balloon surveillance, strategic use of telegraphy, and railroad deployment positioned the North to achieve Union victory.
LC Classification Number
E457.2.K46 2022
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- a***a (346)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThis hardback book is of the highest quality, has a fine appearance , arrived in perfect condition, and is an excellent value. On what I was not asked about this time, communicating with the seller would have required using email outside of the eBay system, because they do not accept eBay messages, the book was well packed in a purpose-designed cardboard box, the shipping was faster than I expected for the bound media rate, and the book was exactly as described and pictured.
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