American eclipse : a nation's epic race to catch the shadow of the moon and win the glory of the world (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection)
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Baron, David, 1964-
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Colorado State Library Book Club Project
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Astronomy -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Astronomy -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Eclipses -- History
Science -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Science -- United States -- History -- 20th century
United States -- Civilization -- 1865-1918
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History.
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Astronomy -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Astronomy -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Science -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Science -- United States -- History -- 20th century

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8 books in one bag (368 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, color chart ; 25 cm
Language
English

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BOOKS LOANED TO LIBRARIES FOR BOOK CLUB USE ONLY! Sponsored by the Colorado State Library Book Club Project.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-308) and index
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In vibrant historical detail, American Eclipse animates the fierce jockeying that came to dominate late nineteenth-century American astronomy, revealing the challenges faced by three of the most determined eclipse chasers who participated in this adventure. James Craig Watson, in his day a renowned asteroid hunter; Vassar astronomer Maria Mitchell, who fought to demonstrate that science and higher learning were not anathema to femininity; and Thomas Edison, a young inventor and irrepressible showman. With vivid accounts of train robberies and Indian skirmishes, Baron's page-turning drama not only brings to life the mythologized age of the Wild West in a totally unexpected way but forever memorializes an historic eclipse that would come to symbolize American science in its ascendance.--,Adapted from book jacket

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Baron, D. (2022). American eclipse: a nation's epic race to catch the shadow of the moon and win the glory of the world (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection) . Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Baron, David, 1964-. 2022. American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection). Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Baron, David, 1964-. American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection) Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, 2022.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Baron, David. American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection) Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, 2022.

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