"One Grand Pursuit": A Brief History of the American Philosophical Society's First 250 Years, 1743-1993 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780871699381)

Vendor: Edward C. Carter II
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Format: Paperback
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"One Grand Pursuit": A Brief History of the American Philosophical Society's First 250 Years, 1743-1993

$45.00

"One Grand Pursuit": A Brief History of the American Philosophical Society's First 250 Years, 1743-1993

$45.00
Format: Paperback
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Edward C. Carter II began this project to create a souvenir for the American Philosophical Soc. (APS) 250th Anniversary Celebration in 1993. The APS is the oldest learned society in the U.S. and one of the most prestigious organizations of its kind in the world. The story of the APS and those men and women members who have helped promote useful knowledge throughout the years is an extraordinary story. The general observations on these achievements here are intended to serve as an introduction to this account of the APS. Now midway through its third century, its form and flavor remarkably little changed, the APS is engaged in promoting useful knowledge, as it has always been. Illustrations.

Author: Edward C. Carter II
ISBN-10: 0871699389
ISBN-13: 9780871699381
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1993
Pages: 118
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d

Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 06/01/2005 pg. 138
By Edward C. Carter II
By Edward C. Carter II
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Edward C. Carter II (1928--2002) was an adjunct professor of history and history and sociology of science at the University of Pennsylvania. He also served as the librarian for the American Philosophical Society from 1980 to 2002. His publications include "One Grand Pursuit" A Brief History of the American Philosophical Society's First 250 Years, 1743-1993 (1993), Surveying the Record: North American Scientific Exploration to 1930 (1999), and Three Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 (2000).

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