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The Shaping of America - (Shaping of America; A Geographical Perspective of 500 Years of History (Paperback)) by D W Meinig (Paperback)

The Shaping of America - (Shaping of America; A Geographical Perspective of 500 Years of History (Paperback)) by  D W Meinig (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This entirely fresh interpretation of American history by a renowned historical geographer is the first in a projected three-volume series. Meinig here focuses on colonial America, examining how an immense diversity of ethnic and religious groups--Europeans, Africans, American Indians--ultimately created a set of distinct regional societies. Richly illustrated with more then forty specially prepared maps and contemporary illustrations, this volume prompts us to rethink the settling of North America.<br> "A standard work in its field. . . . For readers seeking a bird's-eye view of early American geography. . . there is no better guide available."--William Cronon, <i>New York</i><i> Times Book Review</i><br> "Simply the best book in the English language by a contemporary geographer I have read over the past forty-odd years, and one of the most important. . . . A magisterial achievement, a grand shaking up and reassembling of fact and ideas."--Wilbur Zelinsky, <i>Journal of Geography</i><br> "All historians of the American experience should read and come to terms with this book."--Malcolm J. Rohrbough, <i>Georgia Historical Quarterly</i><br> "This book is a masterpiece in the best and old sense of the word."--Alfred W. Crosby, <i>Southwestern Historical Quarterly</i><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Meinig here focuses on colonial America, examining how an immense diversity of ethnic and religious groups - Europeans, Africans, American Indians - ultimately created a set of distinct regional societies.

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