{"product_id":"nature-history-in-the-potomac-country-from-hunter-gatherers-to-the-age-of-jefferson-paperback","title":"Nature \u0026 History in the Potomac Country: From Hunter-Gatherers to the Age of Jefferson - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames D. Rice\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow environmental forces, and human responses to them, profoundly shaped both Native American and colonial life along the Potomac River.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames D. Rice's fresh study of the Potomac River basin begins with a mystery. Why, when the whole of the region offered fertile soil and excellent fishing and hunting, was nearly three-quarters of the land uninhabited on the eve of colonization? Rice wonders how the existence of this no man's land influenced nearby Native American and, later, colonial settlements. Did it function as a commons, as a place where all were free to hunt and fish? Or was it perceived as a strange and hostile wilderness? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRice discovers environmental factors at the center of the story. Making use of extensive archaeological and anthropological research, as well as the vast scholarship on farming practices in the colonial period, he traces the region's history from its earliest known habitation. With exceptionally vivid prose, Rice makes clear the implications of unbridled economic development for the forests, streams, and wetlands of the Potomac River basin. With what effects, Rice asks, did humankind exploit and then alter the landscape and the quality of the river's waters? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEqual parts environmental, Native American, and colonial history\u003ci\u003e, Nature and History in the Potomac Country\u003c\/i\u003e is a useful and innovative study of the Potomac River, its valley, and its people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames D. Rice's fresh study of the Potomac River basin begins with a mystery. Why, when the whole of the region offered fertile soil and excellent fishing and hunting, was nearly three-quarters of the land uninhabited on the eve of colonization? Rice discovers environmental factors at the center of the story. Making use of extensive archaeological and anthropological research, as well as the vast scholarship on farming practices in the colonial period, he traces the region's history from its earliest known habitation. With exceptionally vivid prose, Rice makes clear the implications of unbridled economic development for the forests, streams, and wetlands of the Potomac River basin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEqual parts environmental, Native American, and colonial history, \u003ci\u003eNature and History in the Potomac Country\u003c\/i\u003e is a useful and innovative study of the Potomac River, its valley, and its people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA well-executed regional history that serves as a powerful example of the necessity of environmental history focused on the intimate details of both natural and cultural landscapes.--\u003ci\u003eVirginia Magazine of History and Biography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholars of Indian history, environmental history, early American history, and anyone who wants to take a fresh look at this area of the country will appreciate this fine book.--\u003ci\u003eMaryland Historical Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis refreshing book should serve as a model for future studies of colonial America.--\u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis well-written important new book--persuasively argued and firmly rooted in the evidence--deserves a wide readership among students of early America, and it might just help to push the field in a welcome new direction.--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Interdisciplinary History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInnovative and vividly written, this important book provides a fine example of a new, more comprehensive approach to the study of the colonial experience.--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRice's account is an absorbing history, elegantly told.--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eJames D. Rice\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of history at Tufts University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTales from a Revolution: Bacon's Rebellion and the Transformation of Early America.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--Mikko Saikku \"Agricultural History\"\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames D. Rice's fresh study of the Potomac River basin begins with a mystery. Why, when the whole of the region offered fertile soil and excellent fishing and hunting, was nearly three-quarters of the land uninhabited on the eve of colonization? Rice discovers environmental factors at the center of the story. Making use of extensive archaeological and anthropological research, as well as the vast scholarship on farming practices in the colonial period, he traces the region's history from its earliest known habitation. With exceptionally vivid prose, Rice makes clear the implications of unbridled economic development for the forests, streams, and wetlands of the Potomac River basin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEqual parts environmental, Native American, and colonial history, \u003ci\u003eNature and History in the Potomac Country\u003c\/i\u003e is a useful and innovative study of the Potomac River, its valley, and its people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A well-executed regional history that serves as a powerful example of the necessity of environmental history focused on the intimate details of both natural and cultural landscapes.\"--\u003ci\u003eVirginia Magazine of History and Biography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Scholars of Indian history, environmental history, early American history, and anyone who wants to take a fresh look at this area of the country will appreciate this fine book.\"--\u003ci\u003eMaryland Historical Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This refreshing book should serve as a model for future studies of colonial America.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This well-written important new book--persuasively argued and firmly rooted in the evidence--deserves a wide readership among students of early America, and it might just help to push the field in a welcome new direction.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Interdisciplinary History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Innovative and vividly written, this important book provides a fine example of a new, more comprehensive approach to the study of the colonial experience.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rice's account is an absorbing history, elegantly told.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames D. Rice\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of history at Tufts University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTales from a Revolution: Bacon's Rebellion and the Transformation of Early America.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames D. Rice\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of history at Tufts University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTales from a Revolution: Bacon's Rebellion and the Transformation of Early America.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44289403224166,"sku":"9781421421513","price":60.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/aVFlOFZiVHM2c3lucm1YeUlQL0xGZz09.webp?v=1766749884","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/nature-history-in-the-potomac-country-from-hunter-gatherers-to-the-age-of-jefferson-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}