The Atlas of U.S. and Canadian Environmental History

by Char Miller (Editor)

Overview

This visually dynamic historical atlas chronologically covers American environmental history through the use of four-color maps, photos, and diagrams, and in written entries from well known scholars.Organized into seven categories, each chapter covers: agriculture * wildlife and forestry * land use and management * technology and industry * polluti

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136755231
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/08/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	15 MB
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About the Author

Char Miller

Table of Contents

Preface, CHAPTER ONE European Exploration and the Colonial Era (1492–1770s), CHAPTER TWO Expansion and Conflict (1770s–1850s), CHAPTER THREE Landscape of Industrialization (1850s–1920s), CHAPTER FOUR The Conservation Era (1880s–1920s), CHAPTER FIVE From the Depression to Atomic Power (1930s–1960s), CHAPTER SIX The Rise of the Environmental Movement (1960s–1980s), CHAPTER SEVEN Contemporary Environmentalism (1980s–Present), Timeline, Bibliography, List of Contributors, Index

Editorial Reviews

Miller (history, Trinity Univ., San Antonio) has compiled a full-color atlas with accompanying text of the interconnected environmental history of the United States and Canada. Ranging from the precolonial era to the present, the seven chronological chapters are divided into six recurring thematic categories: agriculture; wildlife and forestry; land-use management; technology, industry, and pollution; human habitats; and ideology and politics. The text includes over 100 signed articles, each two pages long and nicely laid out with a brief bibliography and either a map, a photograph, or a table. Some maps point out geographic features such as dams, public lands, or mining regions; others show demographic changes such as urbanization patterns and shifts in agricultural trends. Charts and tables provide statistical information such as levels of pollution and acres of forest land burned in the 20th century. Concluding the work is a time line, an index, and an extensive bibliography, with references as recent as 2002. Although there is some coverage of Canadian environmental history, the bulk of the work focuses on the United States and illustrates how attitudes toward nature have developed and shifted through time. Written in clear and accessible language with superb illustrative material in vivid color, this unique resource is recommended for public, academic, and high school students in history and environmental studies.-Eva Lautemann, Georgia Perimeter Coll., Clarkston Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Gr 9 Up-While "atlas" is a misnomer, this is a highly useful volume. The seven chapters cover the exploitation of land, resources, and people that resulted in vast changes to both the landscape and the land use of a once pristine continent. Each one consists of a series of two-page signed essays focusing on a different period from the Columbian exchange through present-day environmental movements. The essays cover a wide variety of topics including industrialization, literary and artistic romanticism of nature, conservation, and contemporary globalization. Discussions always include both U.S. and Canadian aspects of the topic and often provide cross-references. Some visuals appear-color reproductions, photos, maps, graphs, or charts-as well as a short list of suggested additional reading. The nearly 20-page bibliography offers a wealth of choices for further research. An extensive time line is useful in placing events in historical context. This comprehensive work is an excellent resource and fills a gap on Canadian environmental history.-Eva Elisabeth VonAncken, Trinity-Pawling School, Pawling, NY Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

"Lavishly illustrated... Highly recommended for young adult and adult collections." — Pennsylvania School Librarians Association Best Reference Title 2003
"The most useful resource book that the field of environmental history has yet created. Combining exceptional vivid maps with relevant visuals, each well-focused essay is a gold mine of information... It is a volume that each environmental professional and educator should make certain is contained in his or her library. This is the environmental history book that every Environmental Studies program should have in its library or available to its students in the program's library. It will mark an excellent starting point for student research projects... The Atlas stands out as a tremendous resource for even the general readers and researcher. For environmental historians and professionals, this volume should become the first stop for finding quick answers or details, whether one is preparing a lecture, a political document, or beginning a research paper. Char miller has performed a superb service to the field." — Environmental History
"Well-written... The articles all offer essential insights and are objective and carefully documented... Lavishly illustrated... Includes fascinating sidebars... Anoutstanding addition to environmental history... Highly recommended. All readership levels." — Choice
"Written in clear and accessible language with superb illustrative material in vivid color, this unique resource is recommended for public, academic, and high school students in history and environmental studies." — Library Journal
"This provocative approach to North American history and public policy will serve high school, college and public library users." — Lawrence Looks at Books, Gale Reference Reviews
"Offers essays written by history scholars on ecological issue for young adults... Entries on water rights, forestry, and agriculture are invaluable. These controversial topics are explained in a simple, nonbiased way that will appeal to young adults. The statistics offered are frequently enlightening... Librarians whose patrons are interested in environmental research, particularly in the western United States and Canada, will want to include this volume in their collection." — VOYA
"A highly useful volume... This comprehensive work is an excellent resource and fills a gap on Canadian environmental history
." — School Library Journal
"[The contributors] have certainly done a fine job... Recommended for high-school, public, and academic libraries." — Booklist/RBB
"The compilation contains a more diverse array of topics pertaining to environmental history in North America than has been previously available in a single cover... The Atlas of U.S. and Canadian Environmental History is a well-organized, highly readable collection of articles that coalesce around themes significant to the development of environmentalism... While a cumulative work seldom breaks new ground, this volume will certainly help fill the void... Suitable and informative for a broad readership... In short, if one is seeking a single reference for the environmental history of Anglo North America, the search is over." — Canadian Journal of Environmental Education

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