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Landscapes of promise : the Oregon story, 1800-1940 / William G. Robbins ; foreword by William Cronon.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Weyerhaeuser environmental bookPublication details: Seattle : University of Washington Press, c1997.Description: xvii, 392 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0295976322 (alk. paper)
  • 9780295976327 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GE155.O7 R63 1997
Contents:
Prologue: The essence of place -- The early historic period, 1800-1850. The native ecological context ; The great divide -- Settler occupation and the advent of industrialism, 1850-1890. Prescripting the landscape ; Technology and abundance ; Into the hinterland -- Extending the industrial infrastructure, 1890-1940. Nature's industries and the rhetoric of industrialism ; Industrializing the woodlands ; Engineering nature ; Toward systemic change -- Epilogue: One moment in time.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-376) and index.

Prologue: The essence of place -- The early historic period, 1800-1850. The native ecological context ; The great divide -- Settler occupation and the advent of industrialism, 1850-1890. Prescripting the landscape ; Technology and abundance ; Into the hinterland -- Extending the industrial infrastructure, 1890-1940. Nature's industries and the rhetoric of industrialism ; Industrializing the woodlands ; Engineering nature ; Toward systemic change -- Epilogue: One moment in time.