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Nature & history in the Potomac country : from hunter-gatherers to the age of Jefferson / James D. Rice.
Van Pelt Library GE155.P68 R53 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rice, James D., 1963-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human ecology.
- History.
- Landscape changes.
- Nature--Effect of human beings on.
- Indians of North America.
- Potomac River--Environmental conditions.
- Potomac River.
- Potomac River Valley--Environmental conditions.
- Potomac River Valley.
- Potomac River--History.
- Potomac River Valley--History.
- Indians of North America--Potomac River Valley--History.
- Potomac River Valley--Colonization.
- Nature--Effect of human beings on--Potomac River Valley--History.
- Nature.
- Landscape changes--Potomac River Valley--History.
- Human ecology--Potomac River Valley--History.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 338 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Nature and history in the Potomac country
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
- Contents:
- 1 Ahone's Waters 15
- 2 Foragers into Farmers 26
- 3 "Kings" of the Potomac 47
- 4 The Nature of Colonization 71
- 5 Peltries and "Papists" 92
- 6 "You Come Too Near" 108
- 7 Microbes, Magistrates, and Migrations 130
- 8 "Away with All These Distractions" 143
- 9 "Frightened Away by Some Threatening Discourses" 161
- 10 "I Can Not Live in This Beautiful Land" 174
- 11 The Trouble with Boundaries 189
- 12 The Backcountry Transformed 206
- 13 "The Finest Country I Ever Was In" 227.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-330) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780801890321
- 0801890322
- OCLC:
- 216614356
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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