North American odyssey : historical geographies for the twenty-first century / edited by Craig E. Colten and Geoffrey L. Buckley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Colten, Craig E., editor.

Buckley, Geoffrey L., 1965- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historical geography.

North America--Historical geography.

North America.

Physical Description:

xiv, 445 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]

Summary:

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. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Settling and Resettling the Land

1 The New Narrative on Native Landscape Transformations / Michael D. Myers Myers, Michael D., William E. Doolittle Doolittle, William E. 9

2 North America's Colonial European Roots, 1492 to 1867 / Jeffrey S. Smith Smith, Jeffrey S. 27

3 African Arrivals and Transformations / Andrew Sluyter Sluyter, Andrew 49

Part II Remaking Society

4 Reordering the Geography of Indian Country: Historical Geographies of Removal, Reservations, and Assimilation / Steven Silvern Silvern, Steven 69

5 Labor and New Community Formation in the Twentieth Century / Ines M. Miyares Miyares, Ines M. 89

6 The Great Migration / Joshua Inwood Inwood, Joshua 103

Part III Transforming the Land

7 Making Connections via Roads, Rivers, Canals, and Rails / Karl Raitz Raitz, Karl 117

8 Extracting Wealth from the Earth and Forest / Geoffrey L. Buckley Buckley, Geoffrey L. 139

9 Redirecting Water: Transforming Waterways / Craig E. Colten Colten, Craig E. 157

10 Preserving Lands for Future Generations: The U.S. Experience / Lary M. Dilsaver Dilsaver, Lary M. 177

11 Animals and the American Landscape / Robert Wilson Wilson, Robert 195

Part IV Shaping the Landscape

12 "Dividing the Land" / Timothy G. Anderson Anderson, Timothy G. 209

13 Science and Sentiment: The Work of Photography in Nineteenth-Century North America / Joan M. Schwartz Schwartz, Joan M. 227

14 Making Mythic Landscapes / Kevin Blake Blake, Kevin 251

15 The Historical Geography of Racialized Landscapes / Derek H. Alderman Alderman, Derek H., E. Arnold Modlin Jr. Modlin, E. Arnold, Jr. 273

16 Toward a Gendered Historical Geography of North America / Mona Domosh Domosh, Mona 291

17 Shaping Tourism / Yolonda Youngs Youngs, Yolonda 309

18 Creating Regional Landscapes and Identities / William Wyckoff Wyckoff, William 335

Part V Urbanizing the Land

19 Making Urban Wealth: The Primacy of Mercantilism / Michael P. Conzen Conzen, Michael P. 361

20 "If Ever a City Needed the Definite Plan": Planning Spatial Order for American Cities / Edward K. Muller Muller, Edward K. 377

21 Planning and American Urbanization since 1950 / Jasper Rubin Rubin, Jasper 395

22 Justice and Equity in the City / Christopher G. Boone Boone, Christopher G. 413.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442215849

1442215844

9781442215856

1442215852

OCLC:

862790370