Fleeting Moments
Abstract Gunther Barth's book focuses on the relation between nature and culture in American history. He begins with the search for a Northwest Passage by Spanish and English explorers and describes how they learned about American natural phenomena. There is a section showing how nature was ada...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1093/oso/9780195062960.001.0001 2024-05-12T08:09:01+00:00 Fleeting Moments Nature and Culture in American History Barth, Gunther 1990 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195062960.001.0001 unknown Oxford University PressNew York, NY ISBN 9780195062960 9780197713075 edited-book 1990 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195062960.001.0001 2024-04-18T08:15:04Z Abstract Gunther Barth's book focuses on the relation between nature and culture in American history. He begins with the search for a Northwest Passage by Spanish and English explorers and describes how they learned about American natural phenomena. There is a section showing how nature was adapted to urban settings in cemeteries and in city parks like New York's Central Park and San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Book Northwest passage Oxford University Press Northwest Passage Golden Gate ENVELOPE(-134.237,-134.237,59.616,59.616) |
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Abstract Gunther Barth's book focuses on the relation between nature and culture in American history. He begins with the search for a Northwest Passage by Spanish and English explorers and describes how they learned about American natural phenomena. There is a section showing how nature was adapted to urban settings in cemeteries and in city parks like New York's Central Park and San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. |
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Oxford University PressNew York, NY |
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ENVELOPE(-134.237,-134.237,59.616,59.616) |
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