Fleeting Moments - Nature and Culture in American History

Zusatztext Well written and informative. Klappentext Gunther Barth's book focuses on the relation between nature and culture in American history. He begins with the search for a Northwest Passage by Spanish and English explorers and describes how they learned about American natural phenomena. There is a section showing how nature was adapted to urban settings in cemeteries and in city parks like New York's Central Park and San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Zusammenfassung A look at the relationship between nature and culture in American history to 1900, from the search for the Northwest Passage, through the expedition of Lewis and Clark, to a final section showing how nature was adapted to urban settings such as Central Park.

Product details

• Authors: Gunther Barth, Gunther (Professor of History Barth, Gunther Paul Barth
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.03.1991
• EAN: 9780195062960
• ISBN: 978-0-19-506296-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries