Dorothy Smith Berkeley
Biographic Data
| ID | 681242 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dorothy Smith Berkeley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dorothy Smith |
| FAMILY NAME | Berkeley |
| SIGNATURE | BERKELEY D S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1964 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Correspondence of John Bartram, 1734-1777
In this volume, American botany biographers present the letters known to exist that were written to or by John Bartram - His Majesty's Botanist for North America and one of the most important scientific figures of the 18th century. Working with material from 24 libraries, the editors assembled more than 600 letters and present them exactly as written (with spelling and punctuation intact). Though of Bartram's mail pertained to his seed business, …
The Correspondence of John Bartram, 1734-1777
George William Featherstonhaugh: The First U.S. Government Geologist. History of American Science and Technology Series
George William Featherstonhaugh: The First U.S. Government Geologist
U.S. historians can read this book with considerable profit for the details it offers; general readers can enjoy it as a straightforward and informative biography. Choice For anyone interested in the history of American geology, knowledge of G. W. Featherstonhaugh (1780-1866) is both essential and hard to obtain. He was the force behind the first railroad in America; a pioneer in scientific agriculture; an essayist, poet, and novelist; a lobbyist…
George William Featherstonhaugh: The First U.S. Government Geologist
Journal Article George William Featherstonhaugh: The First U.S. Government Geologist. By Edmund Berkeley and Dorothy Smith Berkeley. (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1988. xvii + 357 pp. $39.95.) Get access Clifford M. Nelson Clifford M. Nelson U.S. Geological Survey Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 76, Issue 3, December 1989, Pages 928–929, https://doi.org/10.23…
A Yankee Botanist in the Carolinas: The Reverend Moses Ashley Curtis, D. D. (1808-1872)
The Life and Travels of John Bartram: From Lake Ontario to the River St. John
Journal Article The Life and Travels of John Bartram: Fiom Lake Ontario to the River St. John. By Edmund Berkeley and Dorothy Smith Berkeley. (Tallahassee: University Presses of Florida, 1982. xv + 376 pp. Maps, illustrations, appendixes, notes, literature cited, and index, $25.00.) Get access George F. Frick George F. Frick University of Delaware Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History…
The Life and Travels of John Bartram: From Lake Ontario to the River St. John
John Clayton: Pioneer of American Botany
Dr. John Mitchell: The Man Who Made the Map of North America
This is the first full-length biography of a man who was primarily a botanist but who is best known for his map of North America. He left a well-established medical practice in his native Virginia in 1746 to live in London where he became active in scientific, social, and political circles. One of the period's outstanding cartographical achievements, Mitchell's map served as the basis for the Treaty of 1783 and for the still-existing United State…
Dr. John Mitchell: The Man Who Made the Map
Dr. John Mitchell: The Man Who Made the Map of North America
Dr. John Mitchell: The Man Who Made the Map of North America
Journal Article Dr. John Mitchell: The Man Who Made the Map of North America. By Edmund Berkeley and Dorothy Smith Berkeley. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1974. xix + 283 pp. Map, illustrations, notes, bibliography, and index. $12.50.) Get access William P. Cumming William P. Cumming Davidson College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 62, Issue 1, June 1…
John Beckley: Zealous Partisan in a Nation Divided
Journal Article John Beckley: Zealous Partisan in a Nation Divided. By Edmund Berkeley and Dorothy Smith Berkeley. (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1973. xiii + 312 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, and index. $6.00.) Get access Donald O. Dewey Donald O. Dewey California State University, Los Angeles Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 61, Issue 4, March …
John Beckley: Zealous Partisan in a Nation Divided
John Beckley: Zealous Partisan in a Nation Divided
Dr. Alexander Garden of Charles Town
Dr. Alexander Garden of Charles Town
Journal Article Dr. Alexander Garden of Charles Town. By Edmund Berkeley and Dorothy Smith Berkeley. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1969. xiv + 379 pp. Illustrations, notes, appendixes, bibliography, and index. $10.00.) Get access Brooke Hindle Brooke Hindle New York University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 57, Issue 2, September 1970, Pages 410–411,…
Dr. Alexander Garden of Charles Town
Dr. Alexander Garden of Charles Town
The Prose Works of William Byrd of Westover: Narratives of a Colonial Virginian
The Reverend John Clayton, a Parson with a Scientific Mind: His Scientific Writings and Other Papers
John Clayton, Pioneer of American Botany
John Clayton: Pioneer of American Botany
George William Featherstonhaugh: The First U.S. Government Geologist
U.S. historians can read this book with considerable profit for the details it offers; general readers can enjoy it as a straightforward and informative biography. Choice For anyone interested in the history of American geology, knowledge of G. W. Featherstonhaugh (1780-1866) is both essential and hard to obtain. He was the force behind the first railroad in America; a pioneer in scientific agriculture; an essayist, poet, and novelist; a lobbyist…
John Clayton, Pioneer of American Botany
John Clayton: Pioneer of American Botany
The Prose Works of William Byrd of Westover: Narratives of a Colonial Virginian
The Reverend John Clayton, a Parson with a Scientific Mind: His Scientific Writings and Other Papers
Dr. Alexander Garden of Charles Town
Dr. Alexander Garden of Charles Town
Journal Article Dr. Alexander Garden of Charles Town. By Edmund Berkeley and Dorothy Smith Berkeley. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1969. xiv + 379 pp. Illustrations, notes, appendixes, bibliography, and index. $10.00.) Get access Brooke Hindle Brooke Hindle New York University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 57, Issue 2, September 1970, Pages 410–411,…
Dr. Alexander Garden of Charles Town
Dr. Alexander Garden of Charles Town
John Beckley: Zealous Partisan in a Nation Divided
John Beckley: Zealous Partisan in a Nation Divided
Dr. John Mitchell: The Man Who Made the Map of North America
This is the first full-length biography of a man who was primarily a botanist but who is best known for his map of North America. He left a well-established medical practice in his native Virginia in 1746 to live in London where he became active in scientific, social, and political circles. One of the period's outstanding cartographical achievements, Mitchell's map served as the basis for the Treaty of 1783 and for the still-existing United State…
Dr. John Mitchell: The Man Who Made the Map
Dr. John Mitchell: The Man Who Made the Map of North America
Dr. John Mitchell: The Man Who Made the Map of North America
Journal Article Dr. John Mitchell: The Man Who Made the Map of North America. By Edmund Berkeley and Dorothy Smith Berkeley. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1974. xix + 283 pp. Map, illustrations, notes, bibliography, and index. $12.50.) Get access William P. Cumming William P. Cumming Davidson College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 62, Issue 1, June 1…
John Beckley: Zealous Partisan in a Nation Divided
Journal Article John Beckley: Zealous Partisan in a Nation Divided. By Edmund Berkeley and Dorothy Smith Berkeley. (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1973. xiii + 312 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, and index. $6.00.) Get access Donald O. Dewey Donald O. Dewey California State University, Los Angeles Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 61, Issue 4, March …
John Clayton: Pioneer of American Botany
The Life and Travels of John Bartram: From Lake Ontario to the River St. John
The Life and Travels of John Bartram: From Lake Ontario to the River St. John
Journal Article The Life and Travels of John Bartram: Fiom Lake Ontario to the River St. John. By Edmund Berkeley and Dorothy Smith Berkeley. (Tallahassee: University Presses of Florida, 1982. xv + 376 pp. Maps, illustrations, appendixes, notes, literature cited, and index, $25.00.) Get access George F. Frick George F. Frick University of Delaware Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History…
A Yankee Botanist in the Carolinas: The Reverend Moses Ashley Curtis, D. D. (1808-1872)
George William Featherstonhaugh: The First U.S. Government Geologist
U.S. historians can read this book with considerable profit for the details it offers; general readers can enjoy it as a straightforward and informative biography. Choice For anyone interested in the history of American geology, knowledge of G. W. Featherstonhaugh (1780-1866) is both essential and hard to obtain. He was the force behind the first railroad in America; a pioneer in scientific agriculture; an essayist, poet, and novelist; a lobbyist…
George William Featherstonhaugh: The First U.S. Government Geologist
Journal Article George William Featherstonhaugh: The First U.S. Government Geologist. By Edmund Berkeley and Dorothy Smith Berkeley. (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1988. xvii + 357 pp. $39.95.) Get access Clifford M. Nelson Clifford M. Nelson U.S. Geological Survey Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 76, Issue 3, December 1989, Pages 928–929, https://doi.org/10.23…
George William Featherstonhaugh: The First U.S. Government Geologist. History of American Science and Technology Series
The Correspondence of John Bartram, 1734-1777
The Correspondence of John Bartram, 1734-1777
In this volume, American botany biographers present the letters known to exist that were written to or by John Bartram - His Majesty's Botanist for North America and one of the most important scientific figures of the 18th century. Working with material from 24 libraries, the editors assembled more than 600 letters and present them exactly as written (with spelling and punctuation intact). Though of Bartram's mail pertained to his seed business, …
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