PDF-(READ)-Drawing the Line : How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America

THE FIRST POPULAR HISTORY OF THE MAKING OF THE MASONDIXON LINE The MasonDixon linesurely the most famous surveyors line ever drawnrepresents one of the greatest and most difficult scientific achievements of its time But behind this significant triumph is a thrilling story one that has thus far eluded both historians and surveyors In this engrossing narrative professional surveyor Edwin Danson takes us on a fascinating journey with Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon two gifted and exuberant English surveyors through the fields and forests of eighteenthcentury America Vividly describing life in the backwoods and the hardships and dangers of frontier surveying Drawing the Line discloses for the first time in 250 years many hitherto unknown surveying methods revealing how Mason and Dixon succeeded where the best American surveyors of the period failed In accessible ordinary language Danson masterfully throws the first clear light on the surveying of the MasonDixon line Set in the social and historical context of preRevolutionary America this book is a spellbinding account of one of the great and historic achievements of its time Advance Praise for Drawing the Line Drawing the Line combines a fastmoving story a human drama and a clear account of surveying in the era of George Washington An intriguing interaction of politics and scienceCHARLES ROYSTER Boyd Professor of History Louisiana State University and Winner of the Bancroft Prize in History. 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The second edition of Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America updates Edwin Danson\'s definitive history of the creation of the Mason - Dixon Line to reflect new research and archival documents that have come to light in recent years. Features numerous updates and revisions reflecting new information that has come to light on surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon Reveals the true origin of the survey\'s starting point and the actual location of the surveyors\' observatory in Embreeville Offers expanded information on Mason and Dixon\'s transit of Venus adventures, which would be an important influence on their future work, and on Mason\'s final years pursuing a share of the fabulous Longitude prize, and his death in Philadelphia Includes a new, more comprehensive appendix describing the surveying methods utilized to establish the Mason-Dixon Line THE FIRST POPULAR HISTORY OF THE MAKING OF THE MASON-DIXON LINE The Mason-Dixon line-surely the most famous surveyors\' line ever drawn-represents one of the greatest and most difficult scientific achievements of its time. But behind this significant triumph is a thrilling story, one that has thus far eluded both historians and surveyors. In this engrossing narrative, professional surveyor Edwin Danson takes us on a fascinating journey with Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, two gifted and exuberant English surveyors, through the fields and forests of eighteenth-century America. Vividly describing life in the backwoods and the hardships and dangers of frontier surveying, Drawing the Line discloses for the first time in 250 years many hitherto unknown surveying methods, revealing how Mason and Dixon succeeded where the best American surveyors of the period failed. In accessible, ordinary language, Danson masterfully throws the first clear light on the surveying of the Mason-Dixon line. Set in the social and historical context of pre-Revolutionary America, this book is a spellbinding account of one of the great and historic achievements of its time. Advance Praise for Drawing the Line -Drawing the Line combines a fast-moving story, a human drama, and a clear account of surveying in the era of George Washington. An intriguing interaction of politics and science.--CHARLES ROYSTER, Boyd Professor of History, Louisiana State University, and Winner of the Bancroft Prize in History THE FIRST POPULAR HISTORY OF THE MAKING OF THE MASON-DIXON LINE The Mason-Dixon line-surely the most famous surveyors\' line ever drawn-represents one of the greatest and most difficult scientific achievements of its time. But behind this significant triumph is a thrilling story, one that has thus far eluded both historians and surveyors. In this engrossing narrative, professional surveyor Edwin Danson takes us on a fascinating journey with Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, two gifted and exuberant English surveyors, through the fields and forests of eighteenth-century America. Vividly describing life in the backwoods and the hardships and dangers of frontier surveying, Drawing the Line discloses for the first time in 250 years many hitherto unknown surveying methods, revealing how Mason and Dixon succeeded where the best American surveyors of the period failed. In accessible, ordinary language, Danson masterfully throws the first clear light on the surveying of the Mason-Dixon line. Set in the social and historical context of pre-Revolutionary America, this book is a spellbinding account of one of the great and historic achievements of its time. Advance Praise for Drawing the Line -Drawing the Line combines a fast-moving story, a human drama, and a clear account of surveying in the era of George Washington. An intriguing interaction of politics and science.--CHARLES ROYSTER, Boyd Professor of History, Louisiana State University, and Winner of the Bancroft Prize in History Silhouette. Stylise. Crop. Zoom. Simplify. Colour substitution. Distortion. Pattern. 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