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- catalog abstract ""By 1865 the American West had been thoroughly explored, but the knowledge obtained was by no means comprehensive. Though Americans generally agreed that the West was full of opportunities, exactly what those opportunities were and how they might best be exploited was not completely clear. Agriculture as it was then practiced was unsuitable for the rugged mountains and arid plains. Mining success depended upon identifying mineral deposits and developing effective means of extracting them. Science could contribute to answering these questions, but at the time there were no bureaus or agencies that could apply scientific expertise to these challenges." "Ferdinand V. Hayden helped fill this gap beginning with his 1867 survey of Nebraska. The story of this and later Hayden expeditions illustrates the evolving relationship of government patronage and science in Gilded Age America. By sheer force of personality and persistence, Hayden succeeded in selling the federal government something it was not at all sure it wanted: science. In the process he created a secure niche for several branches of science within the federal bureaucracy. He was the one person most responsible for the creation of the United States Geological Survey as a civilian bureau. Most importantly, Hayden's surveys led to the production of detailed topographic maps and inspired - for good or ill - the intensive development of the West's resources."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Hayden".
- catalog contributor b11990340.
- catalog coverage "West (U.S.) Discovery and exploration History 19th century.".
- catalog coverage "West (U.S.) Discovery and exploration.".
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""By 1865 the American West had been thoroughly explored, but the knowledge obtained was by no means comprehensive. Though Americans generally agreed that the West was full of opportunities, exactly what those opportunities were and how they might best be exploited was not completely clear. Agriculture as it was then practiced was unsuitable for the rugged mountains and arid plains. Mining success depended upon identifying mineral deposits and developing effective means of extracting them.".
- catalog description ""Ferdinand V. Hayden helped fill this gap beginning with his 1867 survey of Nebraska. The story of this and later Hayden expeditions illustrates the evolving relationship of government patronage and science in Gilded Age America. By sheer force of personality and persistence, Hayden succeeded in selling the federal government something it was not at all sure it wanted: science. In the process he created a secure niche for several branches of science within the federal bureaucracy.".
- catalog description "Geological Surveys in Mid-Nineteenth-Century America -- The Making of a Frontier Naturalist -- The Survey of Nebraska as the Starting Point -- Harnessing Interests to Entrepreneurial Science -- Positions, Patronage, and Professionals -- Executive of Science -- Publishing and Publicizing -- Competing in a Changing Environment -- Generalist versus Technocrat -- The Sun Sets on Hayden's West.".
- catalog description "He was the one person most responsible for the creation of the United States Geological Survey as a civilian bureau. Most importantly, Hayden's surveys led to the production of detailed topographic maps and inspired - for good or ill - the intensive development of the West's resources."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-378) and index.".
- catalog description "Science could contribute to answering these questions, but at the time there were no bureaus or agencies that could apply scientific expertise to these challenges."".
- catalog extent "xxv, 389 p. :".
- catalog identifier "080321507X (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "West (U.S.) Discovery and exploration History 19th century.".
- catalog spatial "West (U.S.) Discovery and exploration.".
- catalog subject "338.97306/09/034 21".
- catalog subject "Geologists United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Hayden, F. V. (Ferdinand Vandeveer), 1829-1887.".
- catalog subject "QE22.H3 C37 2000".
- catalog subject "Science and state United States History 19th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Geological Surveys in Mid-Nineteenth-Century America -- The Making of a Frontier Naturalist -- The Survey of Nebraska as the Starting Point -- Harnessing Interests to Entrepreneurial Science -- Positions, Patronage, and Professionals -- Executive of Science -- Publishing and Publicizing -- Competing in a Changing Environment -- Generalist versus Technocrat -- The Sun Sets on Hayden's West.".
- catalog title "Ferdinand V. Hayden : entrepreneur of science / James G. Cassidy.".
- catalog title "Hayden".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".