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"An example of environmental history at its best. . . . A fresh appraisal of human contact with the environment, with special attention to the apparent motives of each wave of settlement—Indians, farmers, loggers, tourists and sportsmen—and the consequences of that settlement."

* Journal of the West *

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface to the 1999 Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Shaping the Face of the Land
The Garden and the Wilderness
A Search for Stability
The Ox and the Axe
The Creation of a New Forest
Poor Men on Poor Lands
The Urban Shadow
Conclusion
Appendix A: Population Methods and Estimates
Appendix B: Supplementary tables
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Land Use Environment and Social Change

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      Publisher: University of Washington Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/06/1999
      ISBN13: 9780295971438, 978-0295971438
      ISBN10: 0295971436

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      "An example of environmental history at its best. . . . A fresh appraisal of human contact with the environment, with special attention to the apparent motives of each wave of settlement—Indians, farmers, loggers, tourists and sportsmen—and the consequences of that settlement."

      * Journal of the West *

      Table of Contents

      Foreword
      Preface to the 1999 Edition
      Acknowledgments
      Introduction
      Shaping the Face of the Land
      The Garden and the Wilderness
      A Search for Stability
      The Ox and the Axe
      The Creation of a New Forest
      Poor Men on Poor Lands
      The Urban Shadow
      Conclusion
      Appendix A: Population Methods and Estimates
      Appendix B: Supplementary tables
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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