The Desert and the Garden: Climate as Attractor and Obstacle in the Settlement History of the Western United States
This article examines climate and perceptions of climate as factors in the migration and settlement history of the western United States. It focuses on two regions of great interest in the nineteenth century. One, the so-called Great American Desert, in the western Great Plains, seemed a potential o...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Global Environment. - The White Horse Press. - 5(2012), 9, Seite 130-159 |
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| Sprache: | English |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Global Environment |
| Schlagworte: | Behavioral sciences Environmental studies Social sciences Physical sciences Biological sciences Health sciences Law |