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The Great Columbia Plain

A Historical Geography, 1805-1910

By: Donald W. Meinig

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The Great Columbia Plain

A Historical Geography, 1805-1910

By: Donald W. Meinig

Dismissed in early years as a wasteland, the rolling open country that covers the interior parts of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho is today one of the richest farmlands in the nation. This work is the story of its transformation. Meinig traces all of the aspects of its development by combining geographic description with historical narrative.

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University of Washington Press

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0295805196

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The Great Columbia Plain

A Historical Geography, 1805-1910

By: Donald W. Meinig

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A Historical Geography, 1805-1910

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The Old South Frontier

Cotton Plantations and the Formation of Arkansas Society, 1819-1861

By: Donald P. McNeilly

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The Old South Frontier

Cotton Plantations and the Formation of Arkansas Society, 1819-1861

By: Donald P. McNeilly

In this deeply researched and well-written study, Donald P. McNeilly examines how moderately wealthy planters and sons of planters immigrated into the virtually empty lands of Arkansas, seeking their fortune and to establish themselves as the leaders of a new planter aristocracy west of the Mississippi River. These men, sometimes alone, sometimes with family, and usually with slaves, sought the best land possible, cleared it, planted their crops, and erected crude houses and other buildings. Life was difficult for these would-be leaders of society and their families, and especially hard for the slaves who toiled to create fields in which they labored to produce a crop. McNeilly argues that by the time of Arkansas's statehood in 1836, planters and large farmers had secured a hold over their frontier home, and that between 1840 and the Civil War, planters solidified their hold on politics, economics, and society in Arkansas. The author takes a topical approach to the subject, with chapters on migration, slavery, non-planter whites, politics, and the secession crisis of 1860-1861. McNeilly offers a first-rate analysis of the creation of a white, cotton-based society in Arkansas, shedding light not only on the southern frontier, but also on the established Old South before the Civil War.

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University of Arkansas Press

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1557286191

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From the Family Farm to Agribusiness

The Irrigation Crusade in California and the West, 1850–1931

By: Donald J. Pisani

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From the Family Farm to Agribusiness

The Irrigation Crusade in California and the West, 1850–1931

By: Donald J. Pisani

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1984.

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Univ of California Press

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0520326474

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9780520326477

"Hang Them All"

George Wright and the Plateau Indian War

By: Donald L. Cutler

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"Hang Them All"

George Wright and the Plateau Indian War

By: Donald L. Cutler

Col. George Wright’s campaign against the Yakima, Spokane, Coeur d’Alene, Palouse, and other Indian peoples of eastern Washington Territory was intended to punish them for a recent attack on another U.S. Army force. Wright had once appeared to respect the Indians of the Upper Columbia Plateau, but in 1858 he led a brief war noted for its violence, bloodshed, and summary trials and executions. Today, many critics view his actions as war crimes, but among white settlers and politicians of the time, Wright was a patriotic hero who helped open the Inland Northwest to settlement. “Hang Them All” offers a comprehensive account of Wright’s campaigns and explores the controversy surrounding his legacy. Over thirty days, Wright’s forces defeated a confederation of Plateau warriors in two battles, destroyed their food supplies, slaughtered animals, burned villages, took hostages, and ordered the hanging of sixteen prisoners. Seeking the reasons for Wright’s turn toward mercilessness, Cutler asks hard questions: If Wright believed he was limiting further bloodshed, why were his executions so gruesomely theatrical and cruel? How did he justify destroying food supplies and villages and killing hundreds of horses? Was Wright more violent than his contemporaries, or did his actions reflect a broader policy of taking Indian lands and destroying Native cultures? Stripped of most of their territory, the Plateau tribes nonetheless survived and preserved their cultures. With Wright’s reputation called into doubt, some northwesterners question whether an army fort and other places in the region should be named for him. Do historically based names honor an undeserving murderer, or prompt a valuable history lesson? In examining contemporary and present-day treatments of Wright and the incident, “Hang Them All” adds an important, informed voice to this continuing debate.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806156279

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9780806156279

Spanish Texas, 1519–1821

Revised Edition

By: Donald E. Chipman,Harriett Denise Joseph

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Spanish Texas, 1519–1821

Revised Edition

By: Donald E. Chipman,Harriett Denise Joseph

A revised and expanded edition of an authoritative history presents a complete history of Spanish Texas, including important new discoveries about American Indians and women in early Texas. Simultaneous. Hardcover available.

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University of Texas Press

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0292721803

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9780292721807

The Interpretation of Ordinary Landscapes

Geographical Essays

By: Maxwell Research Professor of Geography Donald W Meinig,Donald William Meinig

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The Interpretation of Ordinary Landscapes

Geographical Essays

By: Maxwell Research Professor of Geography Donald W Meinig,Donald William Meinig

The study of the cultural meaning of landscapes is of increasing interest in several fields. This book attempts to open up the subject to a wider audience, and is the first to deal with the basic principles of reading the landscape'.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195025369

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9780195025361

Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific

An Environmental History

By: Donald S. Garden

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Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific

An Environmental History

By: Donald S. Garden

A fascinating study of the environmental history of Australia, New Zealand, and the islands of the Pacific, from the time of the dinosaurs to the present day. Of interest to students and academics alike, this book provides a much-needed synthesis of the recent literature on the environmental history of Australia and Oceania. Part of ABC-CLIO's Nature and Human Societies series, this book maps out the key trends in the region's environmental history, charting the creation of the Australian continent from the ancient land mass of Gondwanaland to the arrival of humans. Especially fascinating are the chapters highlighting how successive waves of human migration created environmental havoc throughout the region, leading to the collapse of the Easter Island civilization and the spread of nonindigenous flora and fauna. From the controversies over the reasons why creatures such as the marsupial lion and the giant kangaroo became extinct to such contemporary problems as deforestation and global warming, this book contains sobering lessons for us all.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1576078698

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9781576078693

The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of History

Volume 1: Atlantic America 1492-1800

By: D. W. Meinig

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The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of History

Volume 1: Atlantic America 1492-1800

By: D. W. Meinig

This study discusses how an immense diversity of ethnic and religious groups became sorted into a set of distinct regional societies in North America

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Yale University Press

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0300035489

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9780300035483

Global America, 1915-2000

By: D. W. Meinig

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Global America, 1915-2000

By: D. W. Meinig

This landmark book, the concluding volume in a magisterial series, presents the story of America's interwoven history and geography from 1915 to 2000. Discussing such developments as the automotive, neotechnic, and communications revolutions, the world wars, urban migration, and regionalism, D.W. Meinig offers unprecedented insights into the reshaping of the United States. "Meinig at his best: he presents a masterly synthesis of the cultural complexity of America, a compelling account of the dramatic but immensely complicated restructuring of its human geography during the twentieth century."--Graeme Wynn, Journal of Historical Geography "This work will shape the way many people view the United States for a long time to come. Essential."--Choice "This splendid work concludes the most ambitious writing project of any American geographer, ever. Global America meets and even exceeds the high standards set by the previous three volumes."--John C. Hudson, Northwestern University

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0300115288

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Book's by Donald William Meinig

The Great Columbia Plain

The Great Columbia Plain

The Great Columbia Plain

The Great Columbia Plain

The Old South Frontier

The Old South Frontier

From the Family Farm to Agribusiness

From the Family Farm to Agribusiness

"Hang Them All"

"Hang Them All"

Spanish Texas, 1519–1821

Spanish Texas, 1519–1821

The Interpretation of Ordinary Landscapes

The Interpretation of Ordinary Landscapes

Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific

Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific

The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of History

The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of History

Global America, 1915-2000

Global America, 1915-2000

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