George William Featherstonhaugh
Biographic Data
| ID | 5653666 |
|---|---|
| NAME | George William Featherstonhaugh |
| GIVEN NAMES | George William |
| FAMILY NAME | Featherstonhaugh |
| SIGNATURE | FEATHERSTONHAUGH G W |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1835 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Excursion through the Slave States, from Washington on the Potomac to the Frontier of Mexico: With Sketches of Popular Manners and Geological Notices
The English geologist George William Featherstonhaugh (1780–1866) was commissioned to undertake a survey of the Arkansas territory in America, and spent 1834–5 travelling through the southern slave states to reach his destination. He was shocked by the slave system of the south, saying he 'had never seen so revolting a sight'. When he began to write about his experiences, Featherstonhaugh was urged not to publish his work in the US, as his opinio…
Excursion through the Slave States, from Washington on the Potomac to the Frontier of Mexico: With Sketches of Popular Manners and Geological Notices
The English geologist George William Featherstonhaugh (1780–1866) was commissioned to undertake a survey of the Arkansas territory in America, and spent 1834–5 travelling through the southern slave states to reach his destination. He was shocked by the slave system of the south, saying he 'had never seen so revolting a sight'. When he began to write about his experiences, Featherstonhaugh was urged not to publish his work in the US, as his opinio…
Geological report of an examination made in 1834 of the elevated country between the Missouri and Red rivers
In these direct and indirect operations of the expansive power beneath the crust of the globe, have been perceived the happy means of compromising the conflicting views enter- tained respecting many important geological phenomena ; since both the results of igneous action and aqueous deposi- tion can be referred to the same cause, as well as the para- doxical appearance of rocks of the same class, of undisputed igneous origin, which have been obs…
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Geological report of an examination made in 1834 of the elevated country between the Missouri and Red rivers
In these direct and indirect operations of the expansive power beneath the crust of the globe, have been perceived the happy means of compromising the conflicting views enter- tained respecting many important geological phenomena ; since both the results of igneous action and aqueous deposi- tion can be referred to the same cause, as well as the para- doxical appearance of rocks of the same class, of undisputed igneous origin, which have been obs…
Excursion through the Slave States, from Washington on the Potomac to the Frontier of Mexico: With Sketches of Popular Manners and Geological Notices
The English geologist George William Featherstonhaugh (1780–1866) was commissioned to undertake a survey of the Arkansas territory in America, and spent 1834–5 travelling through the southern slave states to reach his destination. He was shocked by the slave system of the south, saying he 'had never seen so revolting a sight'. When he began to write about his experiences, Featherstonhaugh was urged not to publish his work in the US, as his opinio…
Excursion through the Slave States, from Washington on the Potomac to the Frontier of Mexico: With Sketches of Popular Manners and Geological Notices
The English geologist George William Featherstonhaugh (1780–1866) was commissioned to undertake a survey of the Arkansas territory in America, and spent 1834–5 travelling through the southern slave states to reach his destination. He was shocked by the slave system of the south, saying he 'had never seen so revolting a sight'. When he began to write about his experiences, Featherstonhaugh was urged not to publish his work in the US, as his opinio…
Archaeology (3 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (3 works) · Adventure (2 works) · American Environmental and Regional History (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · Excursion (2 works) · Fountain (2 works) · Frontier (2 works) · Geography (2 works)