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
Main Author: Meinig, D. W. (Donald William), 1924-2020
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 1995.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Historische Landeskunde.
Historical geography.
Columbiaplateau.
United States > Columbia River Valley.
Columbia, Vallee de la > Geographie historique.
Columbia River Valley > Historical geography.
Columbia.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 geographic description with historical narrative.
Item Description:Originally published: 1968. (The Emil and Kathleen Sick lecture-book series in western history and biography).
Physical Description:1 online resource (598 pages): illustrations, maps ;
ISBN:9780295805191

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