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So Glorious a Landscape: Nature and the Environment in American History and Culture surveys the vast and interdisciplinary subject of American natural and environmental studies. It examines the literary landscape that has inspired a local, regional, and national sense of place; explores the dynamic meaning and significance of nature across time, place, culture, and gender; and looks at the essence and history of environmental change. The first all-encompassing introductory survey of environ-mental history and cultural studies, this volume provides students and scholars with carefully chosen selections from major essayists, naturalists, preachers, geographers, novelists, scientists, and historians whose works have shaped the fields of literary ecology and environmental history. The essays trace the changing American landscape and ideas about nature from the seventeenth century to the present. By analyzing a range of material, So Glorious a Landscape provides a fresh perspective on what nature is in American life, what forces have shaped its profound place and changing definition, and what the work of environmental historians tells about the relationship of nature, culture, and power in America. So Glorious a Landscape is an excellent resource for courses in American studies, environmental history, and American culture.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #740978 in Books
• Published on: 2001-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 301 pages

David Glassberg
Department of History
University of Massachusetts, Amher
“This powerhouse of an anthology illustrates important facets of Americans’ changing relationship with nature over the past four centuries."

Keith Edgerton
Department of History and Environmental Studies Program
Montana State University–Billings
"There is something in this volume for everyone concerned about the relationship Americans have had with their natural world.”