The Great Columbia Plain : a historical geography, 1805-1910 /

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Dismissed in early years as a wasteland, the rolling open country that covers the interior parts of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho is today one of the richest farmlands in the nation. This work is the story of its transformation. Meinig traces all of the aspects of its development by combining geogra...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Meinig, D. W. (Donald William), 1924-2020
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 1995.
Series:Weyerhaeuser environmental classics.
Subjects:
HISTORY > Historical Geography.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Pacific Northwest (OR, Wash.)
Historical geography
Historische Landeskunde
Columbia River Valley > Historical geography.
Columbia, Vallée de la > Géographie historique.
United States > Columbia River Valley
Columbiaplateau
Columbia.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 10. Conquest: Some Patterns, Methods, and Ideas, 1870-90
  • 11. Empire: Town and Country, ca. 1890
  • 12. Elaboration: Some Patterns and Methods
  • 13. Inquiry: The Farmer and the Scientist, ca. 1890-1910
  • 14. Culmination: The Great Columbia Plain, ca. 1910
  • 15. Perspectives: History, Geography, and Culture
  • Appendix: Populations and Facilities of Towns, 1890 and 1910 (Table 2).
  • 1. Setting: Landscapes, Seasons, and People, ca. 1800
  • 2. Entry: By East and by North
  • 3. Competition: By Land and by Sea
  • 4. Monopoly: London Rules the Columbia
  • 5. Matrix: American Visions and Ventures
  • 6. Missions: Protestants and Priests
  • 7. Preparation: Clearing, Organizing, and Evaluating the Land
  • 8. Colonization: Gold, Grass, and Grain
  • 9. Strategy: Settlers and Railroads, 1870-90

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