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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. Generously illustrated, with many archival photographs, A Landscape History of New England offers readers a solid historical foundation for understanding the great variety of places that make up New England.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Landscape History of New England
• Author: Blake Harrison
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432
• EAN: 9780262525275
• ISBN: 0262525275
• ID: 04561921
• Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
• Weight: 760 g
• Dimensions: 218 × 174 × 24 mm
• Date of publishing: 13. September 2013

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