Everyday nature : knowledge of the natural world in colonial New York

Everyday nature : knowledge of the natural world in colonial New York / Sara S. Gronim.

Author/creator	Gronim, Sara Stidstone
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2007.
Description	x, 261 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Nature and civilization--New York (State) --History. Philosophy of nature--New York (State) --History. Natural history--New York (State) Science--New York (State) --History. Landscapes--New York (State) --History. Human ecology--New York (State) --History. New York (State)--History --Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. New York (State)--Intellectual life --17th century. New York (State)--Intellectual life --18th century. Great Britain--Colonies --America --History.

Contents	Introduction : nature and knowledge in a colonial Atlantic world -- pt. 1. New York as a colonial outpost, 1650-1720 -- Landscape -- Body and world -- Anomalies -- pt. 2. New York as a province of Britain, 1720-1775 -- Improvement -- Refinement -- Reason -- Landscape reimagined -- Conclusion: nature and knowledge in New York.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-250) and index.
LCCN	2006021857
ISBN	0813540240 (hardcover : alk.)
ISBN	9780813540245 (hardcover : alk.)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	F122 .G8 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold