Land use, environment, and social change : the shaping of Island County, Washington

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Land use, environment, and social change : the shaping of Island County, Washington / Richard White ; foreword by William Cronon.

White, Richard, 1947- (Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 0295971436
ISBN: 9780295971438
Physical Description: xx, 234 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Publisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 1992.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-227) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Foreword -- Preface to the 1992 edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I. Shaping the face of the land: Indian land use in Island County -- II. The garden and the wilderness: the frontier farmer on the land -- III. A search for stability: the social and environmental consequences of market agriculture, 1860-1900 -- IV. The ox and the axe: forest economy and ecology in the Nineteenth Century -- V. The creation of a new forest: technology, ecology, and social change -- VI. Poor men on poor lands: the movement onto the logged-off lands -- VII. The urban shadow: the impact of promoters and tourists on the rural landscape -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Population methods and estimates -- Appendix B. Supplementary tables -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Additional Physical Form available Note:: Also issued online.
Action Note:: committed to retain 20160630 20310630 EAST http://eastlibraries.org/retained-materials Smith copy: EAST commitment

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Subject:: Land use > Environmental aspects > Washington (State) > Island County > History.
Island County (Wash.) > Economic conditions.
Economic history.
Land use > Environmental aspects.
Washington (State) > Island County.
Genre:: History.

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