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Lincoln the inventor / Jason Emerson

Author
Emerson, Jason, 1975-
Published
Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2009]
Copyright Date
©2009
Physical Description
1 online resource (xv, 111 pages) : illustrations
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Contents
Abraham Lincoln's mechanical mind -- Lincoln's lecture on discoveries and inventions : the unknown draft -- Appendix 1 : patent no. 6.469, May 22, 1849, Buoying vessels over shoals, Abraham Lincoln, of Springfield, Illinois -- Appendix 2 : Lincoln's first and second lectures on discoveries and inventions.
Summary
In Lincoln the Inventor, Jason Emerson offers the first treatment of Abraham Lincoln's invention of a device to buoy vessels over shoals and its subsequent patent as more than mere historical footnote. In this book, Emerson shows how, when, where, and why Lincoln created his invention; how his penchant for inventions and inventiveness was part of his larger political belief in internal improvements and free labor principles; how his interest in the topic led him to try his hand at scholarly lecturing; and how Lincoln, as president, encouraged and even contributed to.
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ISBN
9781441623348 (electronic bk.)
1441623345 (electronic bk.)
9780809386710 (e-book)
0809386712 (e-book)
1280696893
9781280696893
0809328976
9780809328970
0809328976 (pbk. alk. paper)
9780809328970 (pbk. alk. paper)
0809328984 (cloth alk. paper)
9780809328987 (cloth alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-107) and index.
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