Nature & history in the Potomac country : from hunter-gatherers to the age of Jefferson /

"James D. Rice's study of the Potomac River basin begins with a mystery. Why, when the whole of the region offered fertile soil and excellent fishing and hunting, was nearly three-quarters of the land uninhabited on the eve of colonization? Rice wonders how the existence of this no man...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rice, James D., 1963-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Temas:
Human ecology > Potomac River Valley > History.
Landscape changes > Potomac River Valley > History.
Nature > Effect of human beings on > Potomac River Valley > History.
Indians of North America > Potomac River Valley > History.
Êtres humains > Influence sur la nature > Potomac, Vallée du > Histoire.
Paysages > Modifications > Potomac, Vallée du > Histoire.
Colonization
Ecology
Human ecology
Indians of North America
Landscape changes
Nature > Effect of human beings on
Potomac River Valley > Colonization.
Potomac River Valley > History.
Potomac River > History.
Potomac River Valley > Environmental conditions.
Potomac River > Environmental conditions.
Potomac (Fleuve) > Conditions environnementales.
Potomac, Vallée du > Conditions environnementales.
Potomac (Fleuve) > Histoire.
Potomac, Vallée du > Histoire.
Potomac, Vallée du > Colonisation.
United States > Potomac River
United States > Potomac River Valley
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History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface. The hole in the map
  • Introduction. Ahone's gift
  • 1. Ahone's waters
  • 2. Foragers into farmers
  • 3. "Kings" of the Potomac
  • 4. The nature of colonization
  • 5. Peltries and "Papists"
  • 6. "You come too near"
  • 7. Microbes, magistrates, and migrations
  • 8. "Away with all these distractions"
  • 9. "Frightened away by some threatening discourses"
  • 10. "I can not live in this beautiful land"
  • 11. The trouble with boundaries
  • 12. The backcountry transformed
  • 13. "The finest country I ever was in"
  • Coda. Ahone's legacy.

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