Author: Thomas Gray Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
The Cultural History of Colorado Mining Towns, 1859-1920
Author: Thomas Gray Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
The Mountainous West
Author: William Wyckoff
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803297593
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Traditional interpretations of the American West have concentrated on the importance of its aridity to the region's cultural evolution and development. But the West is marked by a second fact of physical geography that distinguished it (from the experiences of settlers) from the east. As pioneers struggled with the climate west of the hundredth meridian, they were also confronted by mountains strewn across the region and offering their own set of limitations and opportunities. This volume focuses on these green islands of the Mountainous West that have witnessed patterns of settlement and development distinct from their lowland neighbors. In thirteen essays, the contributors address the mountains by means of five themes: the mountains as barriers to movement, islands of moisture, a zone of concentrated resources, an area of government control, and a restorative sanctuary. The focus ranges from California's Sierra Nevada to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Utah, and Montana. William K. Wyckoff is an associate professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University. He is the author of The Developer's Frontier: The Making of the Western New York Landscape and of articles in many journals, including The California Geographer, Social Science Journal, Geographical Review, and Journal of Historical Geography. Lary M. Dilsaver is a professor in the Department of Geology and Geography, University of South Alabama. The author, with William Tweed, of Challenge of the Big Trees: A Resource History of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, he has also written articles in journals such as Geographical Review, Annals of Tourism Research, and Yearbook of the Association of Pacific CoastGeographers.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803297593
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Traditional interpretations of the American West have concentrated on the importance of its aridity to the region's cultural evolution and development. But the West is marked by a second fact of physical geography that distinguished it (from the experiences of settlers) from the east. As pioneers struggled with the climate west of the hundredth meridian, they were also confronted by mountains strewn across the region and offering their own set of limitations and opportunities. This volume focuses on these green islands of the Mountainous West that have witnessed patterns of settlement and development distinct from their lowland neighbors. In thirteen essays, the contributors address the mountains by means of five themes: the mountains as barriers to movement, islands of moisture, a zone of concentrated resources, an area of government control, and a restorative sanctuary. The focus ranges from California's Sierra Nevada to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Utah, and Montana. William K. Wyckoff is an associate professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University. He is the author of The Developer's Frontier: The Making of the Western New York Landscape and of articles in many journals, including The California Geographer, Social Science Journal, Geographical Review, and Journal of Historical Geography. Lary M. Dilsaver is a professor in the Department of Geology and Geography, University of South Alabama. The author, with William Tweed, of Challenge of the Big Trees: A Resource History of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, he has also written articles in journals such as Geographical Review, Annals of Tourism Research, and Yearbook of the Association of Pacific CoastGeographers.
Frontier in Transition
Author: Paul M. O'Rourke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1626
Book Description
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1626
Book Description
Material Culture
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Gothic, Colorado
Author: Carl Leroy Haase
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gothic (Colo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gothic (Colo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
Colorado Bibliography
Author: Bohdan S. Wynar
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
The Mining West
Author: Richard E. Lingenfelter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mines and mineral resources
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
This two-volume set cites books, pamphlets, maps, music, directories, and other published materials (excluding materials from technical and popular magazines and newspapers) on the history of mining in the American and Canadian West. Topics covered include prospecting, mining rushes and camps, and mining finance, labor, technology, law, literature, and lore. The initial portion provides general information on mining and metalurgical technology. The subsequent regional sections are subdivided into refined historical studies, raw materials, fictional and poetic treatments, and bibliographical guides to further materials. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mines and mineral resources
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
This two-volume set cites books, pamphlets, maps, music, directories, and other published materials (excluding materials from technical and popular magazines and newspapers) on the history of mining in the American and Canadian West. Topics covered include prospecting, mining rushes and camps, and mining finance, labor, technology, law, literature, and lore. The initial portion provides general information on mining and metalurgical technology. The subsequent regional sections are subdivided into refined historical studies, raw materials, fictional and poetic treatments, and bibliographical guides to further materials. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Dissertation Abstracts
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 1018
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 1018
Book Description
Dissertations in History
Author: Warren F. Kuehl
Publisher: Lexington: University of Kentucky Press
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher: Lexington: University of Kentucky Press
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description