American Eclipse (book)

American Eclipse

Author	David Baron
Subject	American history, history of science
Publisher	2017 (Liveright)
Pages	349
ISBN	978-1-63149-016-3

American Eclipse is a book by David Baron about the popular impression of the 1878 solar eclipse as observed across the United States. Its full subtitle is, "A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World".

Further reading

• Carson, Jennifer (July 10, 2017). "An 1878 eclipse offered American scientists the chance to prove their scientific chops. Did they deliver?". Science. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
• Corrigan, Maureen (May 24, 2017). "Searching for a Summer Escape? These 6 Books Will Carry You Away". NPR. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
• de León, Concepción (August 4, 2017). "Missing the Eclipse? Read All About It". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
• Dotinga, Randy (August 14, 2017). "'American Eclipse' writer David Baron: 'A total eclipse for me is a spiritual experience'". The Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729.
• Hirschbiel, Cate (March 9, 2017). "Discovering the Historical, Cultural and Inspirational Impacts of a Solar Eclipse". Library Journal Reviews. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
• Potenza, Alessandra (August 11, 2017). "An eclipse chaser explains why the rare celestial event shouldn't be missed". The Verge. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
• "Rev. of American Eclipse". Publishers Weekly. April 17, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
• "Rev. of American Eclipse by David Baron". Kirkus Reviews. April 4, 2017.
• Strickland, Ashley (August 20, 2017). "Why eclipses have inspired terror and awe". CNN. Retrieved August 21, 2017.

See also

• Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, the total eclipse visible across the contiguous United States that coincided with the book's release

External links

• Official website