Lincoln the inventor /
In Lincoln the Inventor, Jason Emerson offers the first treatment of Abraham Lincoln's invention of a device to buoy vessels over shoals and its subsequent patent as more than mere historical footnote. In this book, Emerson shows how, when, where, and why Lincoln created his invention; how his...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Carbondale :
Southern Illinois University Press,
©2009.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9781441623348 1441623345 9780809386710 0809386712 1280696893 9781280696893 0809328976 9780809328970 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | In Lincoln the Inventor, Jason Emerson offers the first treatment of Abraham Lincoln's invention of a device to buoy vessels over shoals and its subsequent patent as more than mere historical footnote. In this book, Emerson shows how, when, where, and why Lincoln created his invention; how his penchant for inventions and inventiveness was part of his larger political belief in internal improvements and free labor principles; how his interest in the topic led him to try his hand at scholarly lecturing; and how Lincoln, as president, encouraged and even contributed to. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 111 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-107) and index. |
| Library Staff: | View instance in FOLIO |