Scholar's Guide to Geographical Writing on the American and Canadian Past FROM THE PUBLISHER
More than 9,000 books, dissertations, and articles from 1850 to 1990 are listed in this comprehensive bibliography of the historical geography of North America. The entries are grouped by region and ordered by date of publication, creating an especially useful tool for tracing the development of research on any region, and suggesting avenues for future work. Entries are easily accessed through author, subject, and locality indexes, essays by Michael Conzen and Graeme Wynn survey the development of geographical writing in the United States and Canada.
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A valuable bibliography of some 10,000 books, dissertations, and articles from 1850 to 1990, on the historical geography of the US and Canada, ranging from the exploration and settlement of North America to its urbanization, industrialization, and resource management. Arrangement is by region and topic, with access afforded by author and subject indexes. Three essays summarize the scholarship. A note in the front matter indicates that titles published in the Geography Research Paper series up to no.234 are now distributed by U. of Chicago Press; Books in Print shows only a small number still in print. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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