Wisconsin - A Geography

List of contents

1 IMAGES OF WISCONSIN, Water Recreation, Beer, Dairying, Frank Lloyd Wright, 2 PHYSICAL PROCESSES AND PATTERNS, Climate, Focus: Wisconsin Thunderstorms, Landforms, Vegetation, Water, 3 HISTORICAL LANDSCAPES, The Boreal Riverine Empire: Indian Culture Areas and European Fur Trading, The Settler Empire: Miners, Agriculturalists, and Loggers on the National Frontier, Focus: Ethnic Festivals in Wisconsin, The Nationalist Empire: Railroads and Factories, 4 THE NORTHWOODS REGION, Indian Reservations, Logging and Lumbering, 1840s-1910s, Focus: Lumberjack Lingo, Northern Mining, 1880s-1960s, Cutover Agriculture, 1910s-1950s, Northern Recreation After the 1950s, 5 THE SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL REGION, Wisconsin's Agricultural History, Dairying in Wisconsin Today, Focus: Dairy Farming: A Hard Row to Hoe, Specialty Crops, 6 THE URBAN REGIONS, Historical Evolution of the Urban Pattern, Central Places: The Size and Spacing of Cities, Manufacturing, 7 THE MILWAUKEE METROPOLITAN REGION, The City's Location and Site, Historical and Cultural Heritage, Milwaukee's Major Areas, Focus: Greendale, Wisconsin: Federal City Planning, During the Great Depression, The Metropolitan Economy, The Service and Utility Infrastructure, Milwaukee's Future.

About the author

Ingolf Vogeler

Summary

Originally published in 1980, Wisconsin: A Geography is a thematic study of the physical, cultural, and economic geography of the state. It is illustrated with Black and White photos, maps, architectural drawings, and economic charts. The book is a valuable survey of the state's regions.

Product details

• Authors: Brady Foust, Sharon Knopp, Harold Mayer, Richard Palm, Vogeler, Ingolf Vogeler, Ingolf Mayer Vogeler, Vogeler Ingolf
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9780367213695
• ISBN: 978-0-367-21369-5
• No. of pages: 242
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; USA, Sociology, Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / United States / General, Local History, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Human Geography