《Banquet at Delmonico's》是2011年University Of Chicago Press出版的圖書,作者是Barry Werth。
基本介紹
- 中文名:Banquet at Delmonico's
- 作者:Barry Werth
- 出版社:University Of Chicago Press
- ISBN:9780226893846
內容簡介
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 Darwinism in the context of the Gilded Age. "Banquet at Delmonico's" is social history at its finest.