Hard places : reading the landscape of America's historic mining districts / Richard V. Francaviglia ; foreword by Wayne Franklin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Francaviglia, Richard V.

Series:

American land and life series.

The American land and life series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--United States--History.

Human ecology.

Mineral industries--Environmental aspects--United States--History.

Mineral industries.

Mines and mineral resources--United States--History.

Mines and mineral resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 257 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City, Iowa : University of Iowa Press, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Working with the premise that there are much meaning and value in the ""repelling beauty"" of mining landscapes, Richard Francaviglia identifies the visual clues that indicate an area has been mined and tells us how to read them, showing the interconnections among all of America's major mining districts. With a style as bold as the landscape he reads and with photographs to match, he interprets the major forces that have shaped the architecture, design, and topography of mining areas.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter One: Reading the Landscape; Chapter Two: Interpreting the Landscape; Chapter Three: Perceiving the Landscape; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical records and index.

ISBN:

9781587290701

1587290707

OCLC:

44961433