Beschreibung:
Based on newly unearthed source material, this book follows the career of clergyman William Richardsona and assesses his impact on politics, science and agriculture nationally and internationally.
1. 'Virtue appears like an Oak': William Richardson's family and background2. William Richardson, popular loyalism and the politics of Protestant Ascendancy3. 'The scattered remnants of a diminished world': Richardson and geology4. The Man of Grass: Agricultural improvement and public opinion5. Richardson and Malthus6. Richardson and provincial science7. Conclusion: Richardson's historical significanceIndex