A Most Amazing Scene of Wonders Electricity and Enlightenment in Early America |
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| Author:
| Delbourgo, James |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-02299-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2006 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $117.95 |
Book Description:
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Delbourgo traces electricity through early American culture, exploring the relationships amongst human, natural, and divine powers in the 18th century. By examining natural philosophers, showmen, preachers, and medical therapists, he shows how electrical experiences were connected to cultural concerns that defined the American Enlightenment.
Delbourgo traces electricity through early American culture, exploring the relationships amongst human, natural, and divine powers in the 18th century. By examining natural philosophers, showmen, preachers, and medical therapists, he shows how electrical experiences were connected to cultural concerns that defined the American Enlightenment.