Books by "John Percy Moore"
12 books found
Epidemic Diseases of Grain Crops in Illinois, 1922-1926
by Bennet Allen Porter, Clarence John Telford, David Hiram Thompson, Frank Smith, Leo Roy Tehon, Lester Lamar English, Robert Earl Richardson, Samuel Eddy, Stephen Alfred Forbes, Wesley Pillsbury Flint, Stewart Curtis Chandler
1929
The European Journals of William Maclure
by William Maclure, John S. Doskey
1988 · American Philosophical Society
William Maclure (1763-1840) was an Amer. geologist & philanthropist who traveled extensively in Europe during the early years of the 19th century, conducting geological surveys & collecting rock & mineral specimens for schools & scientific institutions in the U.S. He has been called "the Father of Modern Geology" for the extraordinary feat of having made a one-man geological survey of the eastern U.S. from Maine to Georgia, & from the Mississippi to the Atlantic. Maclure used his wealth to support such institutions as the Acad. of Natural Sciences of Phila. & to subsidize the work of a number of scientists & teachers. He was also concerned with the reform of education & set up libraries & schools for children of the lower classes. Scholars have questioned why Maclure retired early to devote the rest of his life to science & reform. Some answers may be found in this vol., which includes transcriptions from microfilm of some 20 journals which Maclure kept during his travels & research in Europe; they span the years 1805-15 & 1820-25. Illus.
"A Rage for Justice" tells the riveting story of Phillip Burton (1926-1983), one of the most brilliant, driven, and productive legislators in Californian and American politics. A ruthless and unabashed progressive, Burton played a pivotal role in championing welfare and civil rights, labor legislation, environmentalism, and congressional reform. 20 photos.
Robert Owen and the Owenites were associated with the rise of an early industrial society in Britain and with the development of an agricultural, frontier society in the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century. This book, originally published in 1969, was the first to use both British and American source material, and tells the story of Robert Owen and the movement associated with his name, from the standpoint of comparative social and intellectual history. The book directs new light on Owenism, and at the same time illuminates general problems of the history of social movements and social change in modern societies.
Murder mystery and suspense novel set in the toney world of professional golf, from a master storyteller of sports and suspense. A Morris and Sullivan Mystery originally published by Crown Publishing and Ballantine Books, now available in quality ebook formats. Finalist in the Edgar Awards for best first novel. AP writer John Morris sets out to solve the mysterious suicide and disappearance of U.S. Open celebrities. This books was the finalist in the Edgar Awards for best new novel.