1. Organization: A Vital Component of Professionalism -- 2. Scientists int he Postbellum South -- 3. The Need for Organization: Emergence of State Academies of Science -- 4. Support for Fledgling Academies: North Carolina Scientists, a Case Study -- 5. Camraderie, Research, and Publication: State Academies and Scientists' Professional Needs -- 6. Southern Scientists and the Ideal of service -- 7. A Dream Realized? Advent of Research Facilities in the South -- 8. State Academies of Science int he Postwar World: Searching for an Identity -- 9. Education the Next Generation: The Academies' Role -- 10. Looking to the Future
Summary
Details the struggle of Southern scientists to maintain professional status and organizations after the Civil War. Explores the role of academies of science in helping maintain a presence, research activity, and communication
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-234) and index
