The Retrieval of a Legacy: Nineteenth-Century American Women Inventors

Author:   Denise Pilato
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:  

9780275966003


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   30 June 2000
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Denise Pilato
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.513kg
ISBN:  

9780275966003


ISBN 10:   0275966003
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   30 June 2000
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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?Strongly grounded in extensive research, An Emprire Divided is a welcome and valuable addition to the historiography in the American Revolution, the Carribean, and slavery. O'Shaughnessy writes in a clear, logical manner and liberally furnishes his book with useful maps, tables, and illustrations. Both casual readers and serious scholars can gain much from this work.?-The Historian


Strongly grounded in extensive research, An Emprire Divided is a welcome and valuable addition to the historiography in the American Revolution, the Carribean, and slavery. O'Shaughnessy writes in a clear, logical manner and liberally furnishes his book with useful maps, tables, and illustrations. Both casual readers and serious scholars can gain much from this work. -The Historian Pilato's book will be of particular interest to women studies scholars, and also to historians of technology and 19th-century culture. Helpful bibliography; clear and accessible style. Undergraduate and graduate students. -Choice This is a valuable book for anyone interested in the achievements of women inventors during this important century. It is not a listing but rather a thoroughly researched and valuable analysis. Each of the chapters of this interesting and comprehensive book is followed--and enriched--by extensive notes. -Teachers Clearinghouse for Science and Society Education Newsletter ?Pilato's book will be of particular interest to women studies scholars, and also to historians of technology and 19th-century culture. Helpful bibliography; clear and accessible style. Undergraduate and graduate students.?-Choice ?This is a valuable book for anyone interested in the achievements of women inventors during this important century. It is not a listing but rather a thoroughly researched and valuable analysis. Each of the chapters of this interesting and comprehensive book is followed--and enriched--by extensive notes.?-Teachers Clearinghouse for Science and Society Education Newsletter ?Strongly grounded in extensive research, An Emprire Divided is a welcome and valuable addition to the historiography in the American Revolution, the Carribean, and slavery. O'Shaughnessy writes in a clear, logical manner and liberally furnishes his book with useful maps, tables, and illustrations. Both casual readers and serious scholars can gain much from this work.?-The Historian


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DENISE E. PILATO is an Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies at Eastern Michigan University./e Her teaching and research focus on historical patterns that explore the relationship between gender and technology.

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