Overview
Scottish-born William Dunbar (1750-1810) is recognized by Mississippi and Southwest historians as one of the most successful planters, agricultural innovators, explorers, and scientists to emerge from the Mississippi Territory. Despite his successes, however, history books abridge his contributions to America's early national years to a few passing sentences or footnotes. William Dunbar: Scientific Pioneer of the Old Southwest rectifies past neglect, paying tribute to a man whose life was driven
- | Author: Arthur H. Derosier
- | Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
- | Publication Date: Oct 05, 2007
- | Number of Pages: 280 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 0813124557
- | ISBN-13: 9780813124551
