The History of Science in the United States: An Encyclopedia. Marc Rothenberg, editor. Garland Publishing, Inc.: New York and London, 2001. xx + 615 pp, hardcover,22.0 � 28.4 cm. $150.00. ISBN 0-8153-0762-4

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 389-391
Author(s):  
George B. Kauffman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
History Of Science ◽  
The United States ◽  
History Of ◽  
Garland Publishing

The Origins and Economic Impact of the First Bank of the United States, 1791–1797. By David Jack Cowen. New York: Garland Publishing Inc., 2000. Pp. xxix, 323. $70.00.

2001 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 1149-1150
Author(s):  
Richard J. Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
Economic History ◽  
Financial Institution ◽  
The United States ◽  
Early America ◽  
Balance Sheets ◽  
New Information ◽  
History Of ◽  
Garland Publishing

David Jack Cowen aims to clarify the economic history of early America by increasing our understanding of the “premier financial institution of the day, the First Bank of the United States” (p. 235). Cowen exploits archival material on the Bank of the United States (BUS), including new information about BUS balance sheets. He examines actions of the BUS through analysis of its balance sheets and ties this evidence to recent research that has generated information about securities (bond) prices. He also reviews contemporary correspondence as well as the minutes of BUS board meetings to glean information about motivation behind BUS activities. These bits and pieces are used to support Cowen's major interpretation of BUS actions in this era: that the BUS acted as an agent for the U.S. Treasury and, at the direction of various Treasury secretaries, acted as a central bank.

Adventures of a Romantic Naturalist

Willy Ley ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jared S. Buss
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
Natural History ◽  
History Of Science ◽  
Publishing Industry ◽  
The United States ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Science Writing ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of

This chapter follows Ley’s early years in the United States during the late 1930s. By analyzing his turn toward general science writing on topics such as natural history and zoology, the chapter begins to take readers into the world of the New York City publishing industry and the array of science writers and scientific intellectuals who attempted to educate millions of Americans about the wonders of science and technology. This section also relates Ley’s work in the popular history of science to the popularization activities of other intellectuals, including historians of science.

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