American geography and geographers : toward geographical science
Martin, Geoffrey JAuthor
Basing the volume on archival materials, Geoffrey Martin explains not only what American geographers did, but also why they chose the paths they took. The letters upon which the volume relies enable Martin to enter the minds of our predecessors in ways that histories based on secondary sources cannot. By tracing interpersonal connections among domestic geographers, and with overseas colleagues (especially in Germany and France), Martin sheds new light on the intellectual and structural foundations of American geography.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basing the volume on archival materials, Geoffrey Martin explains not only what American geographers did, but also why they chose the paths they took. The letters upon which the volume relies enable Martin to enter the minds of our predecessors in ways that histories based on secondary sources cannot. By tracing interpersonal connections among domestic geographers, and with overseas colleagues (especially in Germany and France), Martin sheds new light on the intellectual and structural foundations of American geography.
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American and German geography ca. 1820s to 1919 -- Geography and the American Normal School -- Toward the emergence of geography in the universities -- The physiographic provinces -- The study of geographical regions -- The emergence of commercial and economic geography -- Environmentalism and its varieties -- The quest for definition ca. 1870-1919 -- The path to war, 1914-1918 -- The path to peace, 1914-1920 -- The millionth map of Hispanic America -- The pioneer fringe and pioneer belts : toward a science of settlement -- The ecological tradition in American geography -- The emergence of a political geography -- Richard Hartshorne, the nature of geography and perspective on the nature of geography -- Geography, geographers, and World War II -- The Association of American Geographers and the American Society for Professional Geographers : schism and rapprochement -- The quest for definition continued ca. 1920-1970 -- Envoi -- Appendix: Earliest known (U.S.) college/university courses of their kind.
Geography
Geographers
Geography
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Geography-General