false 145702 2 Much historical writing is far more concerned with the players than the stage: narratives of kings and cabbage-merchants, although acted out in fields and forests, typically include nature only as a convenient prop to provide the occasional splash of color. In <i>Changes in the Land</i>, Cronon treats the land of New England with the same sensitivity and attention to detail as the lives of the American natives and the colonists--he depicts the effects of changing land-use patterns on the texture of the New England landscape, and gives voice to the changing communities of trees, rock walls, and rivers. The chapter on the effects of changing notions of "property" on the ecology of New England are especially strong. <br><br> <i>Changes in the Land</i> is almost the equal of Cronon's masterpiece, <i>Nature's Metropolis</i>, a monumental study of the ecological effects of Chicago on the entire central portion of the United States in the 1800s. Highly Recommended to specialists and general readers alike. 140600 1983 Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England total:266|5:66|4:126|3:59|2:10|1:5| 266 1036 366 28 3 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 23 09:15:52 -0700 2007 Wed Jan 28 08:01:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 17 10:07:18 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 09:43:31 -0700 2009
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I really enjoyed reading this and couldn't help but think back to Eric Sloane's old sentimental favorites "A Reverence for Wood" and "Our Vanishing Landscape,"...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 04 10:09:33 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 10:14:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Wed Aug 22 16:18:01 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 10:45:23 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Sat Jul 04 18:39:27 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 18:43:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Dec 22 20:59:02 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 20:59:02 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 15 12:16:04 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 12:17:13 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Thu May 10 19:36:56 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 02 08:00:54 -0700 2007
All things considered, my presentation (a summary and comment...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 09 15:08:20 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 15:08:32 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Jan 26 23:40:26 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 23:44:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Apr 25 12:15:46 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 25 12:18:36 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sun Apr 26 16:40:33 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 16:58:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 10:34:18 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 10:34:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Aug 03 15:15:34 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 15:15:34 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 01:57:32 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 02:07:08 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Mar 11 20:46:08 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 20:55:43 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 23 20:11:25 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 20:12:25 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Fri Sep 26 14:42:21 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 11:49:30 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 14:42:21 -0700 2008
this is a mission statement: it has nothing to do with cronon's book.
i think perhaps this book fell into my hands by Accident. we shall see.
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