King of the 40th Parallel
Discovery in the American West
- Editore:
Stanford University Press
- EAN:
9780804752220
- ISBN:
0804752222
- Pagine:
- 416
- Formato:
- Hardback
- Lingua:
- Inglese
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Descrizione King of the 40th Parallel
This book recounts the life and achievements of Clarence King, widely recognized as one of America's most gifted intellectuals of the nineteenth century, and a legendary figure in the American West. King led landmark precursory surveys that positioned him to become the founding director of the U.S. Geological Survey, the most important government science agency in the nation.
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