Forest and farmland. The Fall Line. Fall colors. The environments of the northeastern and midwestern United States heavily influenced the agriculture and industrial economies of the rest of the nation, and the people of those regions shaped the environment to their uses. Using the stories of actual people, this book shows the interaction of humans and nature from the first inhabitants to modern times.
John T. Cumbler, Ph.D., is professor of history at the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
"The topics are engaging and entertaining in their unique historical perspective of tying together people and their environment. This work is recommended for academic libraries that collect in the area of environmental studies or environmental history." - American Reference Books Annual "The author explores a vast and varied region where abundant resources provided the fuel for the nation's early economic successes--successes that subsequently altered thelandscape as people changed their locations and occupations. He focuses on the lives of actual people and the links between historical trends and issues we face today." - Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and the Environment
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