This groundbreaking volume offers a fresh approach to
conceptualizing the historical geography of North America by taking
a thematic rather than a traditional regional perspective. Leading
geographers, building on current scholarship in the field, explore
five central themes. Part I explores the settling and resettling of
the continent through the experiences of Native Americans, early
European arrivals, and Africans. Part II examines
nineteenth-century European immigrants, the reconfiguration of
Native society, and the internal migration of African Americans.
Part III considers human transformations of the natural landscape
in carving out a transportation network, replumbing waterways,
extracting timber and minerals, preserving wilderness, and
protecting wildlife. Part IV focuses on human landscapes, blending
discussions of the visible imprint of society and distinctive
approaches to interpreting these features. The authors discuss
survey systems, regional landscapes, and tourist and mythic
landscapes as well as the role of race, gender, and photographic
representation in shaping our understanding of past landscapes.
Part V follows the urban impulse in an analysis of the development
of the mercantile city, nineteenth- and twentieth-century planning,
and environmental justice. With its focus on human-environment
interactions, the mobility of people, and growing urbanization,
this thoughtful text will give students a uniquely geographical way
to understand North American history. Contributions by: Derek H.
Alderman, Timothy G. Anderson, Kevin Blake, Christopher G. Boone,
Geoffrey L. Buckley, Craig E. Colten, Michael P. Conzen, Lary M.
Dilsaver, Mona Domosh, William E. Doolittle, Joshua Inwood, Ines M.
Miyares, E. Arnold Modlin, Jr., Edward K. Muller, Michael D. Myers,
Karl Raitz, Jasper Rubin, Joan M. Schwartz, Steven Silvern, Andrew
Sluyter, Jeffrey S. Smith, Robert Wilson, William Wyckoff, and
Yolonda Youngs
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