1. The American Environment and Native-European Encounters, 1000–1875

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Introduction xiii
5. Part I. Historical Overview:Topics and Themes
6. 1. The American Environment and Native-European Encounters, 1000–1875 3
7. 2. The New England Wilderness Transformed, 1600–1850 24
8. 3. The Tobacco and Cotton South, 1600–1900 39
9. 4. Nature and the Market Economy, 1750–1850 59
10. 5. Western Frontiers: The Settlement of California and the Great Plains, 1820 –1930 80
11. 6. Urban Environments, 1850–1960 100
12. 7. Conservation and Preservation, 1785–1950 120
13. 8. Indian Land Policy, 1800–1990 140
14. 9. The Rise of Ecology, 1890–1990 159
15. 10. The Era of Environmentalism, 1940–2000 174
16. Part II. American Environmental History A to Z: Agencies, Concepts, Laws, and People 191
17. Part III. Chronology: An Environmental History Timeline 249
18. Part IV. Resource Guide
19. Visual Resources: Films and Videos 271
20. Electronic Resources 291
21. Bibliographical Essay 311
22. Bibliography 323
23. Index 423