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A Most Amazing Scene of Wonders: Electricity and Enlightenment in Early America James Delbourgo
A Most Amazing Scene of Wonders: Electricity and Enlightenment in Early America
James Delbourgo
Delbourgo traces electricity through early American culture, exploring the relationships amongst human, natural, and divine powers in the 18th century. By examining natural philosophers, showmen, preachers, and medical therapists, he shows how electrical experiences were connected to cultural concerns that defined the American Enlightenment.
378 pages, 15 halftones, 2 maps
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 15, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780674022997 |
| Publishers | Harvard University Press |
| Pages | 384 |
| Dimensions | 149 × 217 × 33 mm · 578 g |
| Language | English |
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