So glorious a landscape : nature and the environment in American history and culture / by Chris J. Magoc.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Magoc, Chris J., 1960-

Series:

American visions (Wilmington, Del.) ; no. 5.

American visions ; no. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landscape changes.

History.

Human ecology.

Environmental conditions.

United States--Environmental conditions--History--Sources.

United States.

Human ecology--United States--History--Sources.

Landscape changes--United States--History--Sources.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

xvi, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Wilmington, Del. : SR Books, 2002.

Summary:

So Glorious a Landscape: Nature and the Environment in American History and Culture surveys the vast subject of American natural and environmental studies. It examines the literary landscape that has inspired a local, regional, and national sense of place; explores the dynamic meaning and significance of nature across time, place, culture, and gender; and looks at the essence and history of environmental change.

Analyzing a range of material, So Glorious a Landscape provides a fresh perspective on what nature is in American life, what forces have shaped its profound place and changing definition, and what the work of environmental historians tells about the relationship of nature, culture, and power in America.

Contents:

Preface and acknowledgments

Indian ecology, American conquest

Nature's nation: The American landscape and the nature writing tradition

Science, nature, and the emergence of an ecological ethic

Power and place: The meeting of social and environmental history

The environmental era: Responses to nature in distress

Suggestions for further reading.

Notes:

"With documents and readings."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0842026959

0842026967

OCLC:

46822353