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Author : Charles Geiger
Publisher : Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780757520105
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (21 download)
Download or read book Pennsylvania Landscapes and People written by Charles Geiger and published by Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company. This book was released on 2005-06-24 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Raymond Edward Murphy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Pennsylvania Landscapes written by Raymond Edward Murphy and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Briefly traces Pennsylvania's geologic history and discusses the characteristics of each of that state's ten geographic areas.
Author : Sally McMurry
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN 13 : 0822983060
Total Pages : 509 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (229 download)
Download or read book Pennsylvania Farming written by Sally McMurry and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2017-06-08 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since precolonial times, agriculture has been deeply woven into the fabric of Pennsylvania's history and culture. Pennsylvania Farming presents the first history of Pennsylvania agriculture in more than sixty years, and offers a completely new perspective. Sally McMurry goes beyond a strictly economic approach and considers the diverse forces that helped shape the farming landscape, from physical factors to cultural repertoires to labor systems. Above all, the people who created and worked on Pennsylvania's farms are placed at the center of attention. More than 150 photographs inform the interpretation, which offers a sweeping look at the evolution of Pennsylvania's agricultural landscapes right up to the present day.
Author : Sally Ann McMurry
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271021071
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)
Download or read book From Sugar Camps to Star Barns written by Sally Ann McMurry and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rural Pennsylvania's landscapes are evocative, richly textured testimonies to the lives and skills of generations of builders&—architects as well as local builders and craft workers. Farmhouses and barns, silos and fences, even field patterns attest to how residents over the years have had a sense of place that was not only functional but also comfortable and aesthetically appropriate for the time. From Sugar Camps to Star Barns tells the story of one such place, a landscape that evolved in southwestern Pennsylvania's Somerset County. Sally McMurry traces the rural life and landscape of Somerset County as it evolved from the earliest settlement days. Eighteenth-century residents were a forest people, living on sparsely built farmsteads and making free use of the heavily forested landscape. The makeshift sugar camp typified their hardscrabble lives. In the nineteenth century, the people of this area turned to farming. Prompted by the ''market revolution'' that had come to Somerset County, they pursued a highly varied agriculture, combining a subsistence base with robust production of commodities shipped to distant cities. Their landscape reflected this combination of the local and the cosmopolitan&—a combination that reached its full expression in the distinctive two-story banked farmhouse with double-decker porch, flanked by a substantial Pennsylvania barn. The twentieth century brought a more industrialized agriculture to Somerset County. But the shift to profit-and-loss farming also meant the accentuation of landscape elements specific to market products. The magnificent ''star barns'' of this era overshadowed the houses, and ancillary structures, such as ''peepy houses'' and silos, spoke to the pressures of efficiency and mass production. The subsequent rise of coal mining helped to stimulate this trend, both by supplying local markets and by creating an incentive for farmers to visually distinguish their landscapes from those of the coal-patch towns. Illustrated with over 100 photographs, maps, drawings, and diagrams, From Sugar Camps to Star Barns demonstrates how much we can learn about the economy and culture of a particular place simply by being attentive to the built landscape.
Author : Raymond Murphy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Pennsylvania Landscapes written by Raymond Murphy and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Raymond Edward Murphy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (785 download)
Download or read book Pennsylvania Landscapes written by Raymond Edward Murphy and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael P. Gadomski
Publisher : Red Feather
ISBN 13 : 9780764344220
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (442 download)
Download or read book Reserves of Strength written by Michael P. Gadomski and published by Red Feather. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often regarded as a highly industrialized state, Pennsylvania contains some of the most unique and pristine natural and wild areas in the northeastern United States. Through magnificent photography, see the diversity of nature that awaits visitors at locations as diverse as the tidewater of the Lower Delaware River and the old-growth forests that support trees that were alive when Columbus first landed in the New World. Covering many of the 120 state parks and 2.2 million acres of state forest around Pennsylvania, this book reveals why millions of people a year seek solace, inspiration, and/or recreational opportunities throughout Pennsylvania's wild areas. This lush collection of photographs is a testament to the hard conservation work and accomplishments of both the Pennsylvania government and private organizations. Complete with detailed captions identifying flora, fauna, and location, this is a must-have visual guide to "Penn's Woods" for conservationists, nature lovers, and educators.
Author : Bill Conlogue
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271063211
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)
Download or read book Here and There written by Bill Conlogue and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2015-06-13 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global economy threatens the uniqueness of places, people, and experiences. In Here and There, Bill Conlogue tests the assumption that literature and local places matter less and less in a world that economists describe as “flat,” politicians believe has “globalized,” and social scientists imagine as a “global village.” Each chapter begins at home, journeys elsewhere, and returns to the author’s native and chosen region, northeastern Pennsylvania. Through the prisms of literature and history, the book explores tensions and conflicts within the region created by national and global demand for its resources: fertile farmland, forest products, anthracite coal, and college-educated young people. Making connections between local and global environmental issues, Here and There uses the Pennsylvania watersheds of urban Lackawanna and rural Lackawaxen to highlight the importance of understanding and protecting the places we call home.
Author : Geoffrey L. Mehl
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780986276606
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (766 download)
Download or read book Pennsylvania Naturally written by Geoffrey L. Mehl and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-16 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pennsylvania Naturally describes all the habitat types, all the soils and all the native plants -- but it's also a toolkit of knowledge about geography, geology and ecology especially for gardeners. It provides dozens of starter lists to use as foundations for design and includes the perfect list of plants for rain gardens. The book describes sustainable landscaping as much more than environmental responsibility. Gardens are more lush, more productive, easier to maintain and less expensive. Instead of controlling the land, we collaborate with it to design a garden that suits our taste and give us pleasure. Gorgeous gardens are possible on any scale, no matter what our resources - and we contribute to the health of the planet. Instead of trial-and-error, we plan, design and create landscapes with confidence and success. For the first time, we can garden with certainty about our soil, the habitat we have, the plants that will work. Along the way, we broaden our horizons about the astonishing variety of landscape opportunities in Pennsylvania and gain an appreciation for the complex ecology that makes the entire state a marvelous place to garden. More than 100 illustrations.
Author : Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (852 download)
Download or read book By River and Trail written by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Raymond Edward Murphy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Pennsylvania Landscapes written by Raymond Edward Murphy and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Western Pennsylvania Region written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Conlogue
Publisher : Penn State University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Here and There written by William Conlogue and published by Penn State University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays exploring the social, economic, and environmental elements of the anthracite coal region of northeastern Pennsylvania.
Author : United States. National Park Service
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Study of Alternatives written by United States. National Park Service and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lorett Treese
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811743578
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)
Download or read book Railroads of Pennsylvania written by Lorett Treese and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2003-03-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regional histories of the great railroads. Rail stories of the people and events that shaped history. Includes Rails to Trails paths, tourist attractions, and more.
Author : Walter Choroszewski
Publisher : Aesthetic PressInc
ISBN 13 : 9780933605152
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Pennsylvania written by Walter Choroszewski and published by Aesthetic PressInc. This book was released on 2003-11-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey across Pennsylvania with Walter Choroszewski, who presents a special collection of images featuring beloved landmarks, natural landscapes people and intimate vignettes of the Keystone State. PENNSYLVANIA, A Photographic Journey, is Choroszewski's 14th book and showcases his colorful style with over 175 photos from every corner of the state - mountains, cities and farms. Walter Choroszewski has been traveling the highways and back roads of Pennsylvania his entire life, visiting favorite locations and seeking new views. He invites us to join him on this visual journey to enjoy the beauty he has found. He also shares a personal essay about his early childhood living in the coal region of Northeastern PA and also about his college years and travels to various other locations of his native state.
Author : Carolyn Kitch
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 027106885X
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)
Download or read book Pennsylvania in Public Memory written by Carolyn Kitch and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What stories do we tell about America’s once-great industries at a time when they are fading from the landscape? Pennsylvania in Public Memory attempts to answer that question, exploring the emergence of a heritage culture of industry and its loss through the lens of its most representative industrial state. Based on news coverage, interviews, and more than two hundred heritage sites, this book traces the narrative themes that shape modern public memory of coal, steel, railroading, lumber, oil, and agriculture, and that collectively tell a story about national as well as local identity in a changing social and economic world.
