Land Use, Environment, and Social Change: The Shaping of Island County, Washington

by Richard White, William Cronon (Foreword by)

Overview

Whidbey and Camano, two of the largest of the numerous beautiful islands dotting Puget Sound, together form the major part of Island Country. Taking this county as a case study and following its history from Indian times to the present, Richard White explores the complex relationship between human induced environmental change and social change. This new edition of his classic study includes a new preface by the author and a foreword by William Cronon.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780295980546
Publisher:	University of Washington Press
Publication date:	12/01/2000
Series:	Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
File size:	22 MB
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Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface to the 1999 Edition

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Shaping the Face of the Land

The Garden and the Wilderness

A Search for Stability

The Ox and the Axe

The Creation of a New Forest

Poor Men on Poor Lands

The Urban Shadow

Conclusion

Appendix A: Population Methods and Estimates

Appendix B: Supplementary tables

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Editorial Reviews

"An example of environmental history at its best. . . . A fresh appraisal of human contact with the environment, with special attention to the apparent motives of each wave of settlement—Indians, farmers, loggers, tourists and sportsmen—and the consequences of that settlement."

Journal of the West

An example of environmental history at its best. . . . A fresh appraisal of human contact with the environment, with special attention to the apparent motives of each wave of settlement--Indians, farmers, loggers, tourists and sportsmen--and the consequences of that settlement.

-- "Journal of the West"

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