Witnesses to a Vanishing America - The Nineteenth-Century Response

Propelled across the continent by notions of rugged individualism" and "manifest destiny," pioneer Americans soon discovered that such slogans only partly disguised the fact that building an empire meant destroying a wilderness. Through an astonishing range of media, they voiced their concern about America's westward mission. Drawing on a wide variety of evidence, Lee Clark Mitchell portrays the growing apprehensions

Originally published in 1981.

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Lee Clark Mitchell

Summary

Propelled across the continent by notions of rugged individualism" and "manifest destiny," pioneer Americans soon discovered that such slogans only partly disguised the fact that building an empire meant destroying a wilderness. Through an astonishing range of media, they voiced their concern about America's westward mission. Drawing on a wide vari

Product details

• Authors: Lee Mitchell, Lee Clark Mitchell
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.07.2014
• EAN: 9780691609867
• ISBN: 978-0-691-60986-7
• No. of pages: 340
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library; Princeton Legacy Library
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; USA, NATURE / Animals / Wildlife, c 1800 to c 1900, Environmental Management, Wildlife: general interest, Conservation of the environment