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Recounts the story of the long interaction between humans, land, and climate in the American South. Topics range from Native American and colonial survival to the row-crop empire to today's conservation and development efforts. This new edition (first, 1983) contains an expanded bibliographical note and some updated text. Paper edition (unseen), $14.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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"If one's spirit is bound to the land in some southern past, this book will stir deep feeling." -- "Georgia Historical Quarterly"

"In this history, revised from a 1983 version, Albert Cowdrey fills a gap in the environmental history of the Americas." -- "Mississippi Quarterly"

"Cowdrey's excellent history of southern society and the southern environment affirms the importance of understanding the ways in which humans interact with their environment. This books is a must-read for students of southern history." -- "Southern Historian"

"A clear and pungent environmental history that has long been needed.... Should become the standard environmental history of the region." -- "American Historical Review"

"If one's spirit is bound to the land in some southern past, this book will stir deep feeling." -- Georgia Historical Quarterly



"In this history, revised from a 1983 version, Albert Cowdrey fills a gap in the environmental history of the Americas." -- Mississippi Quarterly



"Cowdrey's excellent history of southern society and the southern environment affirms the importance of understanding the ways in which humans interact with their environment. This books is a must-read for students of southern history." -- Southern Historian



"A clear and pungent environmental history that has long been needed.... Should become the standard environmental history of the region." -- American Historical Review



-If one's spirit is bound to the land in some southern past, this book will stir deep feeling.- -- Georgia Historical Quarterly



-In this history, revised from a 1983 version, Albert Cowdrey fills a gap in the environmental history of the Americas.- -- Mississippi Quarterly

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Recounts the story of the long interaction between humans, land, and climate in the American South. Topics range from Native American and colonial survival to the row-crop empire to today's conservation and development efforts. This new edition (first, 1983) contains an expanded bibliographical note and some updated text. Paper edition (unseen), $1

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  • PublisherUniv Pr of Kentucky
  • Publication date1995
  • ISBN 10 0813119332
  • ISBN 13 9780813119335
  • BindingHardcover

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