Changes in the land : Indians, colonists, and the ecology of New England

Changes in the land Indians, colonists, and the ecology of New England

William Cronon

Book - 2003

[This book offers an] interpretation of the changing circumstances in New England's plant and animal communities that occurred with the shift from Indian to European dominance. [In the book, the author] constructs [an] interdisciplinary analysis of how the land and the people influenced one another, and how that complex web of relationships shaped New England's communities.-Back cover.

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Subjects
Nature > Effect of human beings on > New England > History.
Landscape changes > New England > History.
New England > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Published
New York : Hill and Wang 2003.
Language
English
Main Author
William Cronon (author)
Other Authors
John Demos (-)
Edition
1st rev. ed., 20th-anniversary ed
Physical Description
xviii, 257 pages ; 21 cm
Awards
Society of American Historians Francis Parkman Prize, 1984.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-251) and index.
ISBN
9780809016341
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Part I.. Looking Backward
  • 1. The View from Walden
  • Part II.. The Ecological Transformation of Colonial New England
  • 2. Landscape and Patchwork
  • 3. Seasons of Want and Plenty
  • 4. Bounding the Land
  • 5. Commodities of the Hunt
  • 6. Taking the Forest
  • 7. A World of Fields and Fences
  • Part III.. Harvests of Change
  • 8. That Wilderness Should Turn a Mart
  • Afterword: The Book That Almost Wasn't
  • Notes
  • Bibliographical Essay
  • Index

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