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Landscapes of promise : the Oregon story, 1800-1940 / William G. Robbins ; foreword by William Cronon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robbins, William G., 1935-
- Series:
- Weyerhaeuser environmental book.
- Weyerhaeuser environmental books
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Oregon--Environmental conditions--History.
- Oregon -- Environmental conditions -- History.
- Oregon.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (427 pages) : illustrations, maps, plates
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Seattle : University of Washington Press, c1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Landscapes of Promise is the first comprehensive environmental history of the early years of a state that has long been associated with environmental protection.
- Contents:
- Contents ; Foreword by William Croonon ; Acknowledgments ; Prologue: The Essence of Place ; I. The Early Historic Period, 1800-1850 ; The Native Ecological Context ; The Great Divide; II. Settler Occupation and the Advent of Industrialism, 1850-1890 ; Prescripting the Landscape ; Technology and Abundance ; Into the Hinterland ; III. 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9780295989693
- 0295989696
- OCLC:
- 45731184
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