 | The Enlightenment of Cadwallader Colden: Empire, Science, and Intellectual Culture in British New York Subjects: Colden Cadwallader 1688–1776 -- Political activity; Colden Cadwallader 1688–1776 -- Philosophy; New York (State) -- Politics and government -- To 1775; New York (State) -- Intellectual life -- 18th century; The Enlightenment of Cadwallader Colden traces the life and ideas of this fascinating and controversial "gentleman-scholar." John M. Dixon's lively and accessible account explores the overlapping ideological, social, and political worlds of this earliest of New York intellectuals. John M. Dixon is Assistant Professor of History at the College of Staten Island/CUNY. |
