American eclipse : a nation's epic race to catch the shadow of the moon and win the glory of the world /

American eclipse : a nation's epic race to catch the shadow of the moon and win the glory of the world / David Baron.

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On a scorching July afternoon in 1878, at the dawn of the Gilded Age, the moon's shadow descended on the American West, darkening skies from Montana Territory to Texas. This rare celestial event--a total solar eclipse--offered a priceless opportunity to solve some of the solar system's mos...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baron, David, 1964- (Author)
Other title:CU Boulder Author Collection.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Watson, James C. > (James Craig), > 1838-1880.
Mitchell, Maria, > 1818-1889.
Edison, Thomas A. > (Thomas Alva), > 1847-1931.
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld.
Science > United States > History > 19th century.
Science > United States > History > 20th century.
Eclipses > History.
Astronomy > United States > History > 19th century.
Astronomy > United States > History > 20th century.
Astronomy > history.
Astronomical Phenomena.
Science > history.
Astronomy.
Civilization.
Eclipses.
Science.
United States > Civilization > 1865-1918.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: Shall the sun be darkened
  • Part one. 1876. Reign of shoddy ; Professor of quadruplicity ; Nemesis ; "Petticoat parliament"
  • Part two. 1878. Politics and moonshine ; The wizard in Washington ; Sic transit ; "Good woman that she are" ; Show business
  • Part three. 1878. Among the tribes of uncivilization ; Queen city ; Nature's editor ; Old probabilities
  • Part four. 1878. Favored mortals ; First contact ; Totality ; American genius
  • Part five. 1878-1931. Ghosts ; Shadow and light
  • Epilogue: Tendrils of history.

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