Wetlands Of The American Midwest: A Historical Geography Of Changing Attitudes (University Of Chicago Geography Research Papers) Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
How people perceive wetlands has always played a crucial role in determining how people act toward them. In this readable and objective account, Hugh Prince examines literary evidence as well as government and scientific documents to uncover the history of changing attitudes toward wetlands in the American Midwest.As attitudes changed, so did scientific research agendas, government policies, and farmers' strategies for managing their land. Originally viewed as bountiful sources of wildlife by indigenous peoples, wet areas called "wet prairies," "swamps," or "bogs" in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were considered productive only when drained for agricultural use. Beginning in the 1950s, many came to see these renamed "wetlands" as valuable for wildlife and soil conservation.Prince's book will appeal to a wide readership, ranging from geographers and environmental historians to the many government and private agencies and individuals concerned with wetland research, management, and preservation.
Series: University of Chicago Geography Research Papers (Book 241)
Paperback: 410 pages
Publisher: University of Chicago Press; 1 edition (January 19, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0226682838
ISBN-13: 978-0226682839
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
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Anyone with any interest at all in the environmental and/or agricultural history of the Midwest needs this book. Prince writes a superbly researched and detailed work that ably chronicles the vast wetlands of the region and their fate at the hands of progress. Highly recommended.
Very interesting book. Arrived on time. Very happy.
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