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American Eclipse: A Nation´s Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World
David Baron
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Description for American Eclipse: A Nation´s Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World
Hardback. This epic story of a nineteenth-century celestial drama will enthrall readers, as the first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in 99 years plunges America into darkness. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 pages of color photographs; 65 illustrations; map. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
In the summer of 1878 three ruthless and brilliant scientists raced to Wyoming and Colorado to observe a total solar eclipse. One sought to discover a new planet. Another fought to prove that science was not an anathema to femininity. And a young, megalomaniacal inventor sought to test his bona fides and light the world through his revelations. David Baron brings to life these three competitors-James Craig Watson, Maria Mitchell and Thomas Edison-re-creating the jockeying of nineteenth-century astronomy. With accounts of train robberies and Indian skirmishes, the last days of the Wild West come alive. A magnificent portrayal of America's ... Read more
In the summer of 1878 three ruthless and brilliant scientists raced to Wyoming and Colorado to observe a total solar eclipse. One sought to discover a new planet. Another fought to prove that science was not an anathema to femininity. And a young, megalomaniacal inventor sought to test his bona fides and light the world through his revelations. David Baron brings to life these three competitors-James Craig Watson, Maria Mitchell and Thomas Edison-re-creating the jockeying of nineteenth-century astronomy. With accounts of train robberies and Indian skirmishes, the last days of the Wild West come alive. A magnificent portrayal of America's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781631490163
SKU
V9781631490163
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Ref
99-11
About David Baron
David Baron, an award-winning journalist, is a former science correspondent for NPR and former science editor for the public radio program The World. An incurable umbraphile whose passion for chasing eclipses began in 1998, he lives in Boulder, Colorado.
Reviews for American Eclipse: A Nation´s Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World
Baron's stories are good ones, well told.
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