Landscapes of Promise is the first comprehensive environmental history of the early years of a state that has long been associated with environmental protection.
Landscapes of Promise is the first comprehensive environmental history of the early years of a state that has long been associated with environmental protection.
Robbins is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of History at Oregon State University. He has published eight books on the Pacific Northwest, including Hard Times In Paradise: Coos Bay, Oregon (Washington), Landscapes of Conflict: The Oregon Story, 1940-2000 (Washington), and Landscapes of Promise: The Oregon Story, 1800-1940 (Washington).
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Foreword Acknowledgments Prologue: The Essence of Place The Early Historic Period, 1800 1850 The Native Ecological Context The Great Divide Settler Occupation and the Advent of Industrialism, 1850 1890 Prescripting the Landscape Technology and Abundance Into the Hinterland Extending the Industrial Infrastructure, 1890 1940 Nature's Industries and the Rhetoric of Industrialism Industrializing the Woodlands Engineering Nature Toward systemic Change Epilogue: One Moment in TIme Notes Bibliography Index
Foreword Acknowledgments Prologue: The Essence of Place The Early Historic Period, 1800 1850 The Native Ecological Context The Great Divide Settler Occupation and the Advent of Industrialism, 1850 1890 Prescripting the Landscape Technology and Abundance Into the Hinterland Extending the Industrial Infrastructure, 1890 1940 Nature's Industries and the Rhetoric of Industrialism Industrializing the Woodlands Engineering Nature Toward systemic Change Epilogue: One Moment in TIme Notes Bibliography Index
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