Changes in the land : Indians, colonists, and the ecology of New England / William Cronon.

Main entry:

Cronon, William, author.

Title & Author:

Changes in the land : Indians, colonists, and the ecology of New England / William Cronon.

Edition:

1st edition.

Publication:

New York : Hill and Wang, 1983.

Description:

x, 241 pages ; 22 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-235) and index.
Part I : Looking backward -- The view from Walden -- Part II : The ecological transformation of colonial New England -- Landscape and patchwork -- Seasons of want and plenty -- Bounding the land -- Commodities of the hunt -- Taking the forest -- A world of fields and fences -- Part III : Harvests of change -- That wilderness should turn a mart.
British Library not licensed to copy 0.
Francis Parkman Prize, 1984.

Summary:

An ecological history of colonial New England, looking at how the shift from Indian to European dominance affected the plant and animal communities of the region.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0809034050 (hardcover)
9780809034055 (hardcover)
0809001586 (paperback)
9780809001583 (paperback)

Subject:

Nature Effect of human beings on New England History.
Landscape changes New England History.
Êtres humains Influence sur la nature Nouvelle-Angleterre Histoire.
Paysages Modifications Nouvelle-Angleterre Histoire.
Landscape changes
Nature Effect of human beings on
Kolonisation
Ökologie
Antropologia Cult Social.
Historia Dos Estados Unidos.
Nature Effect of human beings on New England.
Nature Effets de l'homme États-Unis Nouvelle-Angleterre (États-Unis)
New England History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Nueva Inglaterra Historia Período colonial, ca. 1600 1775.
Nouvelle-Angleterre Histoire ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
New England
Neuengland
New England History Colonial Period, 1600-1775.
Nouvelle-Angleterre (États-Unis) 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
Geschichte
Landscape changes History New England
Nature Effect of human beings on History New England

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 128427
Call No.: PO8169; ID:85-B22540
Status: Available

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