The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of History: Volume 2: Continental America, 1800-1867
(Book #2 in the The Shaping of America Series)
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Book Overview
When Volume 1 of Donald Meinig's sweeping history of America was published, reviewers called it "a masterpiece in the best and old sense of the word" (Alfred W. Crosby, Southwestern Historical... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0300056583
ISBN13:9780300056587
Release Date:April 1993
Publisher:Yale University Press
Length:4 Pages
Weight:3.30 lbs.
Dimensions:2.1" x 7.3" x 10.3"
Customer Reviews
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Excellent perspective
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is a really good book. The maps alone are worth it. Meinig represents the underpublicized geographic view of history, giving a different and needed perspective in American studies. All three of his works in this series are excellent. Following on his earlier work in historical geography, Meinig's position shows how regions, rather than political divisions of "states" contribute to our nation's development, as well as showing how the "state" concept applies. This book,focusing on Western expansion, Civil War, sectionalism, etc. further represents the important geographic influences in development of the "United" States of America. This book should be of interest to any general reader wanting a serious and unique view of socio-historical studies.
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