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Presents the environmental history of the early years of Oregon, a state that has been associated with environmental protection. Covering the period from early human habitation to the end of World War II, this book shows that the reality of Oregon's environmental history involves far more than a discussion of timber cutting and land-use planning.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Prologue: The Essence of Place
The Early Historic Period, 1800-1850
-- The Native Ecological Context
-- The Great Divide
Settler Occupation and the Advent of Industrialism, 1850-1890
-- Prescripting the Landscape
-- Technology and Abundance
-- Into the Hinterland
Extending the Industrial Infrastructure, 1890-1940
-- Nature's Industries and the Rhetoric of Industrialism
-- Industrializing the Woodlands
-- Engineering Nature
-- Toward systemic Change
Epilogue: One Moment in TIme
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher: University of Washington Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/10/1999
      ISBN13: 9780295979014, 978-0295979014
      ISBN10: 0295979011

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Presents the environmental history of the early years of Oregon, a state that has been associated with environmental protection. Covering the period from early human habitation to the end of World War II, this book shows that the reality of Oregon's environmental history involves far more than a discussion of timber cutting and land-use planning.

      Table of Contents

      Foreword
      Acknowledgments
      Prologue: The Essence of Place
      The Early Historic Period, 1800-1850
      -- The Native Ecological Context
      -- The Great Divide
      Settler Occupation and the Advent of Industrialism, 1850-1890
      -- Prescripting the Landscape
      -- Technology and Abundance
      -- Into the Hinterland
      Extending the Industrial Infrastructure, 1890-1940
      -- Nature's Industries and the Rhetoric of Industrialism
      -- Industrializing the Woodlands
      -- Engineering Nature
      -- Toward systemic Change
      Epilogue: One Moment in TIme
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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