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Americans and their Forests: A Historical Geography - Studies in Environment and History Williams, Michael (University of Oxford)
Americans and their Forests: A Historical Geography - Studies in Environment and History
Williams, Michael (University of Oxford)
Dr Williams begins by exploring the role of the forest in American culture: the symbols, themes, and concepts - for example, pioneer woodsman, lumberjack, wilderness - generated by contact with the vast land of trees. He considers the Indian use of the forest, describing the ways in which native tribes altered it, primarily through fire, to promote a subsistence economy.
624 pages, 26 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 26, 1992 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521428378 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 624 |
| Dimensions | 190 × 247 × 33 mm · 1.19 kg |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Crosby, Alfred W. |
| Series Editor | Worster, Donald |