Banquet at Delmonico's: The Gilded Age and the Triumph of Evolution in America

by Werth, Barry
ISBN: 9780226893846
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In Banquet at Delmonico's, Barry Werth draws readers inside the circle of intellectuals, scientists, politicians, businessmen, and clergymen who brought Charles Darwin's controversial ideas to post-Civil-War America. Each chapter is dedicated to a crucial intellectual encounter, culminating with an exclusive farewell dinner held in English philosopher Herbert Spencer's honor at the venerable New York restaurant Delmonico's in 1882. In this thought-provoking and nuanced account, Werth firmly situates social Darwinism in the context of the Gilded Age. Banquet at Delmonico's is social history at its finest.

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Werth, Barry
  • ISBN: 9780226893846
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.98 x 0.84
  • Number Of Pages: 362
  • Publication Year: 2011
Language: English