{"product_id":"wetlands-of-the-american-midwest-hugh-prince-9780226682839","title":"Wetlands of the American Midwest: A Historical Geography of Changing Attitudes Volume 241","description":"How people perceive wetlands has always played a crucial role in determining how people act toward them. In this readable and objective account, Hugh Prince examines literary evidence as well as government and scientific documents to uncover the history of changing attitudes toward wetlands in the American Midwest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs attitudes changed, so did scientific research agendas, government policies, and farmers' strategies for managing their land. Originally viewed as bountiful sources of wildlife by indigenous peoples, wet areas called \"wet prairies,\" \"swamps,\" or \"bogs\" in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were considered productive only when drained for agricultural use. Beginning in the 1950s, many came to see these renamed \"wetlands\" as valuable for wildlife and soil conservation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrince's book will appeal to a wide readership, ranging from geographers and environmental historians to the many government and private agencies and individuals concerned with wetland research, management, and preservation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hugh Prince\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226682838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226682839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.07h x 6.08w x 0.92d","brand":"Hugh Prince","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46489206554879,"sku":"9780226682839","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f12e62c9-e921-446e-8857-4e2a6c5cf897.jpg?v=1736952890","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wetlands-of-the-american-midwest-hugh-prince-9780226682839","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}