Henry William Ravenel, 1814-1887: South Carolina Scientist in the Civil War Era"Provides an engaging and illuminating view of the culture of the South and the study of natural history. . . . Ravenel's achievements, Haygood argues, refute Clement Eaton's contention that slavery stifled creative thought; they also modify the more extravagant claim for southern equality with northern science made in Thomas Cary Johnson's Scientific Interests in the Old South (1936)." --American Historical Review "Convincingly argues for the importance of these middle years to understanding American science and vividly illustrates the effect of the Civil War on science. . . . Ravenel, a geographically isolated planter with a college degree but no scientific training, managed to serve as one of America's leading mycologists, despite continual financial and medical problems and the disruption of the Civil War. This lively account of his life and work is at once inspiring and tragic." "A thoroughly enjoyable biography of one of the important American naturalists, botanists, and mycologists of the 1800s. . . . Truly an outstanding contribution to the history of American science." |
Contents
18141829 | 5 |
College and Young Manhood | 13 |
American Scientist 18391849 | 27 |
Watershed Years 18501853 | 53 |
International Mycology 1853 | 71 |
The Disruption of War 18601865 | 94 |
Getting By 18651869 | 112 |
A Botanist Once More 18691887 | 132 |
Epilogue | 150 |
Notes | 159 |
I | 185 |
150 | 191 |
152 | 198 |
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Henry William Ravenel, 1814-1887: South Carolina Scientist in the Civil War Era Tamara Miner Haygood No preview available - 2006 |