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2017-2018 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2017-2018 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIS 5583 - American Environmental History (3)


When Offered: On Demand
An overview of Americans’ interaction with the natural world from colonization to the present. Emphasis on: Native Americans’ relationship to the land; the environmental effects of European settlement; the growth of agriculture and industry; conservation and preservation; atomic energy; chemical pesticides, and the modern environmental movement. The course is of particular interest to public historians, cultural resource managers, planners and environmental specialists.