New Face on the Countryside Indians, Colonists, and Slaves in South Atlantic Forests, 1500-1800

In this book, Timothy Silver traces the effects of English settlement on South Atlantic ecology, showing how three cultures - Indian, European, and African - interacted with and were, in turn, affected by, their changing environment. In assessing such ecological changes, Silver pays particular attention to regional variations, explaining how local geography and settlement patterns influenced the environment. And although his focus is the English South, Silver also shows us how economic and ecological developments in Europe, the Caribbean, and elsewhere frequently dictated how South Atlantic colonists used their land. Consequently, his book provides an engaging and detailed look at the complex relationships between humans, plants, and animals in a unique and diverse region of North America.

Summary

Silver traces the effects of English settlement on South Atlantic ecology, showing how three cultures interacted with their changing environment.

Product details

• Authors: Timothy H. Silver, Timothy Silver
• Assisted by: Donald Worster (Editor), Alfred W. Crosby (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 30.03.1990
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
• EAN: 9780521387392
• ISBN: 978-0-521-38739-2
• Pages: 216
• Series: Studies in Environment & Histo; Studies in Environment and History; Studies in Environment and His; Studies in Environment & Histo