A Landscape History of New England
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Description
A Landscape History of New England takes a view of New England's landscapes that goes beyond picture postcard-ready vistas of white-steepled churches, open pastures, and tree-covered mountains. Its chapters, for example, describe the Native American presence in the Maine Woods; offer a history of agriculture told through stone walls, woodlands, and farm buildings; report on the fragile ecology of tourist-friendly Cape Cod beaches; and reveal the ethnic stereotypes informing Colonial Revivalism. Taken together, they offer a wide-ranging history of New England's diverse landscapes, stretching across two centuries.
The book shows that all New England landscapes are the products of human agency as well as nature. The authors trace the roles that work, recreation, historic preservation, conservation, and environmentalism have played in shaping the region, and provide fresh perspectives on New England's many landscapes: forests, mountains, farms, coasts, industrial areas, villages, towns, and cities.
ISBN
9780262016407
Publication Date
2011
Publisher
MIT Press
City
Cambridge, MA
Keywords
Landscape assessment, Land use, Landscape changes, Human geography, New England, History
Disciplines
History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Harrison, Blake Editor and Judd, Richard W. Editor, "A Landscape History of New England" (2011). Faculty and Staff Monograph Publications. 33.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/fac_monographs/33