Author: Alfred Richard HoermannPublisher: c1970.
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description
A Figure of the American Enlightenment : Cadwallader Colden
Author: Alfred Richard HoermannPublisher: c1970.
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description
Cadwallader Colden
Author: Alfred R. HoermannPublisher: Praeger
ISBN: 0313321590
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Better known as a colonial lieutenant governor of New York prior to the American Revolution, Cadwallader Colden should also be remembered for his considerable scientific and intellectual achievements, argues independent researcher Hoermann. Colden's writings on science and philosophy are situated in the context of the enlightenment and the development of his ideas are explored, especially as they manifested themselves in manuscripts and in letter exchanges with other prominent philosophers, including Ben Franklin. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
The Enlightenment of Cadwallader Colden
Author: John M. DixonPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501703501
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Was there a conservative Enlightenment? Could a self-proclaimed man of learning and progressive science also have been an agent of monarchy and reaction? Cadwallader Colden (1688–1776), an educated Scottish emigrant and powerful colonial politician, was at the forefront of American intellectual culture in the mid-eighteenth century. While living in rural New York, he recruited family, friends, servants, and slaves into multiple scientific ventures and built a transatlantic network of contacts and correspondents that included Benjamin Franklin and Carl Linnaeus. Over several decades, Colden pioneered colonial botany, produced new theories of animal and human physiology, authored an influential history of the Iroquois, and developed bold new principles of physics and an engaging explanation of the cause of gravity.The Enlightenment of Cadwallader Colden traces the life and ideas of this fascinating and controversial "gentleman-scholar." John M. Dixon's lively and accessible account explores the overlapping ideological, social, and political worlds of this earliest of New York intellectuals. Colden and other learned colonials used intellectual practices to assert their gentility and establish their social and political superiority, but their elitist claims to cultural authority remained flimsy and open to widespread local derision. Although Colden, who governed New York as an unpopular Crown loyalist during the imperial crises of the 1760s and 1770s, was brutally lampooned by the New York press, his scientific work, which was published in Europe, raised the international profile of American intellectualism.
The Five Indian Nations of Canada
Author: Cadwallader ColdenPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
The History of the Five Indian Nations is a first hand account written by Cadwallader Colden. He served as the first colonial representative to the Iroquois Confederacy. Impressions he made during the service resulted in writing this book, the first one on the subject. This book brings the first information regarding the life and customs of indigenous people from the North.
The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of the American Enlightenment
Author: Mark G. SpencerPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1474249841
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1257
Book Description
Cadwallader Colden Correspondence
Author: Cadwallader ColdenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Physicians
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Cadwallader Colden, 1688–1776
Author: Philip RanletPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 076187142X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 503
Book Description
In this book, Philip Ranlet examines the prolific political career of Cadwallader Colden. Colden was the long lasting lieutenant governor of royal New York. A determined foe of entrenched interests in New York such as the manor lords, the lawyers, and the fur smugglers, he remained a vigorous supporter of the royal prerogative. He handled Indian relations for many years and was the first true historian of the Iroquois. Also one of the preeminent scientists of the colonial period and the Enlightenment itself, he established botany in America and also tried to revise the work of Sir Isaac Newton. Lieutenant Governor Cadwallader Colden continued to battle the enemies ofBritish rule until his death during the American Revolution in 1776 at 88 years old.
Encyclopedia of the American Enlightenment
Author: Mark G. SpencerPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0826479693
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1257
Book Description
The first reference work on one of the key subjects in American history, filling an important gap in the literature, with over 500 original essays.
The Enlightenment of Cadwallader Colden
Author: John M. DixonPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 150170351X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Was there a conservative Enlightenment? Could a self-proclaimed man of learning and progressive science also have been an agent of monarchy and reaction? Cadwallader Colden (1688–1776), an educated Scottish emigrant and powerful colonial politician, was at the forefront of American intellectual culture in the mid-eighteenth century. While living in rural New York, he recruited family, friends, servants, and slaves into multiple scientific ventures and built a transatlantic network of contacts and correspondents that included Benjamin Franklin and Carl Linnaeus. Over several decades, Colden pioneered colonial botany, produced new theories of animal and human physiology, authored an influential history of the Iroquois, and developed bold new principles of physics and an engaging explanation of the cause of gravity. The Enlightenment of Cadwallader Colden traces the life and ideas of this fascinating and controversial "gentleman-scholar." John M. Dixon’s lively and accessible account explores the overlapping ideological, social, and political worlds of this earliest of New York intellectuals. Colden and other learned colonials used intellectual practices to assert their gentility and establish their social and political superiority, but their elitist claims to cultural authority remained flimsy and open to widespread local derision. Although Colden, who governed New York as an unpopular Crown loyalist during the imperial crises of the 1760s and 1770s, was brutally lampooned by the New York press, his scientific work, which was published in Europe, raised the international profile of American intellectualism.
The Indian Nations of Canada
Author: Cadwallader ColdenPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
The History of the Indian Nations is a first hand account written by Cadwallader Colden. He served as the first colonial representative to the Iroquois Confederacy. Impressions he made during the service resulted in writing this book, the first one on the subject. This book brings the first information regarding the life and customs of indigenous people from the North. _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_