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In 1977 David Foster took to the woods of New England to build a cabin with his own hands. Along with a few tools he brought a copy of the journals of Henry David Thoreau. Foster was struck by how different the forested landscape around him was from the one Thoreau described more than a century earl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Foster, David R., 1954-
Otros Autores: Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1999.
Temas:
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862 > Homes and haunts > New England.
Foster, David R., > 1954- > Travel > New England.
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862 > Diaries.
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862 > Homes and haunts.
Foster, David R., > 1954-
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862
1800-1899
Authors, American > 19th century > Biography.
Landscape changes > New England.
Natural history > New England.
Human ecology > New Hampshire > Concord.
Literary journeys > New Hampshire > Concord.
Land use, Rural > New Hampshire > Concord > History.
Écrivains américains > 19e siècle > Biographies.
Paysages > Modifications > Nouvelle-Angleterre.
Sciences naturelles > Nouvelle-Angleterre.
Écologie humaine > New Hampshire > Concord.
Voyages littéraires > New Hampshire > Concord.
Utilisation agricole du sol > New Hampshire > Concord > Histoire.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Authors, American
Homes
Human ecology
Intellectual life
Land use, Rural
Landscape changes
Literary journeys
Natural history
Travel
Landschappen.
New England > Intellectual life > 19th century.
New England > Description and travel.
Nouvelle-Angleterre > Vie intellectuelle > 19e siècle.
Nouvelle-Angleterre > Descriptions et voyages.
New England
New Hampshire > Concord
Biographies
Diaries
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue
  • Three landscapes in New England history
  • The cultural landscape of New England
  • A natural history of woodlands
  • The coming of the new forest
  • Losses and change
  • Stepping back and looking ahead.

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