The planting of New Virginia
About this book
"In The Planting of New Virginia Warren R. Hofstra offers the first comprehensive geographical history of one of North America's most significant frontier areas. By examining the early landscape history of the Shenandoah Valley in its regional and global context, Hofstra sheds new light on social, economic, political, and intellectual developments that affected both the region and the entire North American Atlantic world."--Jacket.
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- OL Work ID
- OL5112385W
Subjects
Frontier and pioneer lifeHistorical geographyHistoryLand settlementLandscapeSocial aspects of LandscapeTerritorial expansionVirginia, historyFrontier and pioneer life, virginiaWest virginia, historyLandscapesUnited states, territorial expansionSocial aspectsShenandoah River Valley (Virginia and West Virginia)Social life and customsSiedlungLandschaftsgliederung