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A Most Amazing Scene of Wonders: Electricity and Enlightenment in Early America

By James Delbourgo

Book information

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
2006
ISBN
9780674271999
DOI
10.4159/9780674271999
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9800687 bytes)
Pages
384\379
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 07:34:39

Description

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.

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