American eclipse : a nation's epic race to catch the shadow of the moon and win the glory of the world
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Baron, David, 1964-
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New York, N.Y. : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, ©2017.
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, ©2017.
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Book
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xii, 330 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-308) and index.
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In vibrant historical detail, American Eclipse animates the fierce jockeying that came to dominate late nineteenth-century American astronomy, revealing the challenges faced by three of the most determined eclipse chasers who participated in this adventure. James Craig Watson, in his day a renowned asteroid hunter; Vassar astronomer Maria Mitchell, who fought to demonstrate that science and higher learning were not anathema to femininity; and Thomas Edison, a young inventor and irrepressible showman. With vivid accounts of train robberies and Indian skirmishes, Baron's page-turning drama not only brings to life the mythologized age of the Wild West in a totally unexpected way but forever memorializes an historic eclipse that would come to symbolize American science in its ascendance.--,Adapted from book jacket.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Baron, D. (2017). American eclipse: a nation's epic race to catch the shadow of the moon and win the glory of the world (First edition.). Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Baron, David, 1964-. 2017. American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World. Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Baron, David, 1964-. American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Baron, David. American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World First edition., Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, 2017.

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