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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Philip RanletPublisher: University Press of America Imprint: Hamilton Books Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.694kg ISBN: 9780761871415ISBN 10: 0761871411 Pages: 504 Publication Date: 29 October 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations for Notes Introduction Chapter 1: The Drummer Chapter 2: New York Chapter 3: Sylvan Retreat Chapter 4: Tyrant Chapter 5: Enlightenment Chapter 6: Revolts Chapter 7: Jennie and Davie Chapter 8: The Empire Calls Chapter 9: The Ottoman Family Chapter 10: Coldengham Under Siege Chapter 11: The Intelligent Being Chapter 12: Phoenix Chapter 13: Lawyers Chapter 14: Civil War Chapter 15: Out, In, and Out Again Chapter 16: Drunkard Chapter 17: Finis Afterword Bibliography Archives and Manuscripts Newspapers and Journals Primary Sources Secondary Sources Index About the AuthorReviewsPhilip Ranlet's deeply researched and comprehensively narrated biography does overdue justice to Cadwallader Colden's illustrious career. Colden was remarkably talented as a physician, politician, botanist, and ethnographer—a true son of the Enlightenment, whose influence ranged far beyond New York province to the rest of British America, England, and Continental Europe. Ranlet brings fresh insights into preRevolutionary America by meticulously reconstructing the life and writings of one of its most active and accomplished participants. -- Alden T. Vaughan, Columbia University Philip Ranlet's deeply researched and comprehensively narrated biography does overdue justice to Cadwallader Colden's illustrious career. Colden was remarkably talented as a physician, politician, botanist, and ethnographer-a true son of the Enlightenment, whose influence ranged far beyond New York province to the rest of British America, England, and Continental Europe. Ranlet brings fresh insights into preRevolutionary America by meticulously reconstructing the life and writings of one of its most active and accomplished participants. -- Alden T. Vaughan, Columbia University Author InformationPhilip Ranlet is adjunct associate professor of history at Hunter College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |