by William Cronon, Tere LoPrete, John Demos
A core environmental history text that smashes myths about the pristine wilderness, the empty state of New England when the British colonists arrived, and the relationship between the natives and the colonists. Cronon shows that native American land and resource use was deliberate and organized, an...
Ecological differences between Native Americans of New England and the Colonists who invaded their land. A concise description of land use by both groups with primary source references.
This was required reading in an environmental history class. It was readable and enjoyable. This will supplement any Colonial history you already know about New England. It begins with a description of the New World land and its abundant animals before the Pilgrims came. Within a century the abun...
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