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Landscapes of promise : the Oregon story, 1800-1940 / William G. Robbins ; foreword by William Cronon.

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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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