Americans and their Forests

Michael (University of Oxford) Williams

Cambridge University Press, 1992

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Dr Williams begins by exploring the role of the forest in American culture: the symbols, themes, and concepts - for example, pioneer woodsman, lumberjack, wilderness - generated by contact with the vast land of trees. He considers the Indian use of the forest, describing the ways in which native tribes altered it, primarily through fire, to promote a subsistence economy.

ISBN-13
9780521428378
ISBN-10
0521428378
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1992
Publication date
1992-06-26
Pages
624
Dimensions
247x190x33
Weight
1190