| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxxi, 362 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-325) and index. |
| Contents |
New York, November 8, 1882 -- Cambridge, 1871 -- New Haven, 1872 -- New York, 1873 -- New Haven, 1874 -- Brooklyn, 1875 -- Washington, 1876 -- Baltimore, 1877 -- Brooklyn, 1878 -- French Riviera, 1879 -- Washington, 1880 -- New York, 1881 -- New York, 1882. |
| Summary |
Draws readers inside the circle of philosophers, scientists, politicians, businessmen, clergymen, and scholars who brought Charles Darwin's controversial ideas to America in the crucial years after the Civil War. Prominent among these men were the English philosopher Herbert Spencer, industrialist Andrew Carnegie, clergyman Henry Ward Beecher, and political reformer Carl Schurz. |
| Subject |
Social Darwinism -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Human evolution -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Social change -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903 -- Influence.
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Dinners and dining -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century.
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Delmonico's Restaurant (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century.
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Intellectuals -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918.
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 1865-1918.
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| ISBN |
9781400067787 alkaline paper |
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1400067782 alkaline paper |
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