Nature and the Environment in Nineteenth-Century American Life by Black, Brian C.

Nature and the Environment in Nineteenth-Century American Life (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313332012)

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Nature and the Environment in Nineteenth-Century American Life by Black, Brian C.

Nature and the Environment in Nineteenth-Century American Life

$61.00
Nature and the Environment in Nineteenth-Century American Life by Black, Brian C.

Nature and the Environment in Nineteenth-Century American Life

$61.00
Format: Hardcover
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The nineteenth-century saw a significant transformation in the United States. In one short century, the nation had seen the populating of the Great Plains and West, the decimation of native Indian tribes, the growth of national transportation and communication networks, and the rise of major cities. The century also witnessed the destruction of the nation's forests, battles over land and water, and the ascent of agribusiness. With these changes in resource use patterns and values came a concordant shift in attitudes toward nature. Conservation and preservation emerged as watchwords for the 1900s. The century that started with an attitude of environmental conquest thus ended by embracing conservation and a new environmental awareness.

Author: Brian C. Black
ISBN-10: 0313332010
ISBN-13: 9780313332012
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2006
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 9.58h x 7.48w x 0.98d

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Scitech Book News 06/01/2006 pg. 3
By Brian C. Black
By Brian C. Black
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Brian Black is associate professor in the departments of history and environmental studies at Penn State University, Altoona. He is the author of PETROLIA: The Landscape of America's First Oil Boom.

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