Nature and History in the Potomac Country : From Hunter-Gatherers to the Age of Jefferson.
Rice, James D.
Nature and History in the Potomac Country : From Hunter-Gatherers to the Age of Jefferson. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (355 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface: The Hole in the Map -- A Note on Language and Usage -- INTRODUCTION: Ahone's Gift -- 1 Ahone's Waters -- 2 Foragers into Farmers -- 3 "Kings" of the Potomac -- 4 The Nature of Colonization -- 5 Peltries and "Papists" -- 6 "You Come Too Near" -- 7 Microbes, Magistrates, and Migrations -- 8 "Away with All These Distractions" -- 9 "Frightened Away by Some Threatening Discourses" -- 10 "I Can Not Live in This Beautiful Land" -- 11 The Trouble with Boundaries -- 12 The Backcountry Transformed -- 13 "The Finest Country I Ever Was In" -- CODA: Ahone's Legacy -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y.
With what effects, Rice asks, did humankind exploit and then alter the landscape and the quality of the river's waters? Equal parts environmental, Native American, and colonial history, Nature and History in the Potomac Country is a useful and innovative study of the Potomac River, its valley, and its people.
9781421402628
Indians of North America-Potomac River Valley-History.
Nature-Effect of human beings on-Potomac River Valley-History.
Landscape changes-Potomac River Valley-History.
Human ecology-History-Potomac River Valley.
Potomac River-Environmental conditions.
Potomac River Valley-Environmental conditions.
Potomac River-History.
Potomac River Valley-History.
Potomac River Valley-Colonization.
Electronic books.
GE155.P68 R53 2009
975.2
Nature and History in the Potomac Country : From Hunter-Gatherers to the Age of Jefferson. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (355 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface: The Hole in the Map -- A Note on Language and Usage -- INTRODUCTION: Ahone's Gift -- 1 Ahone's Waters -- 2 Foragers into Farmers -- 3 "Kings" of the Potomac -- 4 The Nature of Colonization -- 5 Peltries and "Papists" -- 6 "You Come Too Near" -- 7 Microbes, Magistrates, and Migrations -- 8 "Away with All These Distractions" -- 9 "Frightened Away by Some Threatening Discourses" -- 10 "I Can Not Live in This Beautiful Land" -- 11 The Trouble with Boundaries -- 12 The Backcountry Transformed -- 13 "The Finest Country I Ever Was In" -- CODA: Ahone's Legacy -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y.
With what effects, Rice asks, did humankind exploit and then alter the landscape and the quality of the river's waters? Equal parts environmental, Native American, and colonial history, Nature and History in the Potomac Country is a useful and innovative study of the Potomac River, its valley, and its people.
9781421402628
Indians of North America-Potomac River Valley-History.
Nature-Effect of human beings on-Potomac River Valley-History.
Landscape changes-Potomac River Valley-History.
Human ecology-History-Potomac River Valley.
Potomac River-Environmental conditions.
Potomac River Valley-Environmental conditions.
Potomac River-History.
Potomac River Valley-History.
Potomac River Valley-Colonization.
Electronic books.
GE155.P68 R53 2009
975.2