Witnesses to a Vanishing America: The Nineteenth-Century Response

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Witnesses to a Vanishing America: The Nineteenth-Century Response
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Lee Clark Mitchell
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:340
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreManagement of land and natural resources
Conservation of the environment
ISBN/Barcode 9780691609867
ClassificationsDewey:333.72097309034
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

Propelled across the continent by notions of rugged individualism" and "manifest destiny," pioneer Americans soon discovered that such slogans only partly disguised the fact that building an empire meant destroying a wilderness. Through an astonishing range of media, they voiced their concern about America's westward mission. Drawing on a wide vari