Arcadian America: The Death and Life of an Environmental Tradition - Paperback
by Aaron Sachs
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Availability:In StockContributor:Aaron SachsSeries:New Directions in Narrative HistoryTheme:Chronological Period/19th Century, Topical/Death/Dying, Topical/EcologyPublish date:3/25/2014Pages:496
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Yale University PressISBN-13:9780300205886ISBN-10:0300205880UPC:9780300205886Book Category:History, Architecture, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Social History, Landscape, Death & DyingSize:8.88 x 6.64 x 1.03 inchesWeight:0.731Product ID:SCQY20JD49
How a forgotten environmental tradition of the pre-Civil War era may prove powerfully useful to us now
Perhaps America's best environmental idea was not the national park but the garden cemetery, a use of space that quickly gained popularitLanguages:EnglishPublisher:Yale University PressISBN-13:9780300205886ISBN-10:0300205880UPC:9780300205886Book Category:History, Architecture, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Social History, Landscape, Death & DyingSize:8.88 x 6.64 x 1.03 inchesWeight:0.731Product ID:SCQY20JD49
Aaron Sachs is associate professor of history and American studies, Cornell University.
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