Landscape History of New England

Name: Landscape History of New England
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ISBN: 9780262525275

ISBN-10: 0262525275

ISBN-13: 9780262525275

Edition: 2011

Authors: Blake Harrison, Richard W. Judd, John Elder

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A Landscape History of New England takes a view of New England'slandscapes that goes beyond picture postcard-ready vistas of white-steepled churches, open pastures,and tree-covered mountains. Its chapters, for example, describe the Native American presence in theMaine Woods; offer a history of agriculture told through stone walls, woodlands, and farm buildings;report on the fragile ecology of tourist-friendly Cape Cod beaches; and reveal the ethnicstereotypes informing Colonial Revivalism. Taken together, they offer a wide-ranging history of NewEngland's diverse landscapes, stretching across two centuries.The book shows thatall New England landscapes are the products of human agency as…

Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 9/13/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 6.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English

Blake Harrison holds a doctorate in geography from the University of Wisconsin and is the author of The View from Vermont: Tourism and the Making of an American Rural Landscape.