The traprock landscapes of New England : environment, history, and culture / Peter M. LeTourneau ; photographs by Robert Pagini.

Author
LeTourneau, Peter M. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Press, [2017]
Description
xx, 233 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 21 cm.

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    Driftless Connecticut series [More in this series]
    Summary note
    Using photography with text, this book reveals new perspectives on southern New England's most unique natural region. A picturesque journey through the traprock highlands from New Haven, Connecticut to Amherst, Massachusetts, this book captures the windswept cliffs, panoramic summit vistas, and details of the natural world through the eyes of an artist and the mind of a scientist. By tracing the influence of natural history on cultural development in the Connecticut Valley, the authors present a compelling argument that the rocky highlands are landscapes of national significance, where the particular combination of geology, geography, water resources, climate, and human settlement fostered vital developments in Early American science, education, agriculture, manufacturing, technology, and the creative arts.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Welcome to Traprock country
    • Rising in shapes of endless variety geography of the Traprock highlands
    • Born of fire Traprock geology
    • Sky Islands ecology and water resources
    • A valley of extreme beauty and great extent Traprock landscapes and legacy
    • These mural cliffs sculpted by natre, painted by time
    • So fine a prospect landscape of national significance
    • Appendix: Places to visit in Traprock country.
    ISBN
    • 9780819576828 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 0819576824 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2016032965
    OCLC
    945648829
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