Mapping America: Exploring the Continent (Mapping (Black Dog))
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (702 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1907317082 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Especially recommended for high school to college-level geography and history holdings Midwest Book Review Mapping America: Exploring the Continent traces the formation of the U.S. from its colonial roots through changing country and state borders to its present state, blending history and geography in a finely illustrated survey that includes not just human movements and settlements, but flora, fauna, and geology as we. Cool Got this as a gift for my boyfriend, who loves maps. He thought it was awesome. It's really just a giant coffee table book, but it's a lot of fun to look through.. gift PeterM Was a gift friend liked it.
Featuring four centuries of maps that depict the changing landscape of North America, Mapping America charts the continent through numerous landmark events and uprisings, including the Civil War, the Civil Rights Movement, and more recent concerns, such as the environment and terrorism.From early maps depicting the country’s colonial beginnings, through to contemporary maps depicting America today, the book presents the reader with a multi-faceted view of the North American physical and cultural landscape; from maps showing the electoral routes of Presidential campaigns, to the diminishing native communities shown in census maps, to maps charting the country’s health statistics.Alongside the historic, geographic, and political, the book also pays particular attention to the artistic and imaginative, documenting America’s rich and descriptive literary and artistic past. The journey taken by Jack Kerouac in the seminal book On the Road is documented in a hand-drawn map, whilst numerous artists known for their interest in cartography will be featured, from the representational to the abstract, including Paula Scher with The United States and Daniel Medina with Map Cube World.Not just for cartography enthusiasts,
The selection resembles the colourful, sometimes strange and contradictory melting pot of today's America … will appeal to map addicts and general readers alike." The Geographical Journal. "Appealing to cartographers, historians and art-enthusiasts, Mapping America exposes a unique view of American past, present and future." City Arts NYC"The sheer range and diversity of the maps contained in this book make summing it up an impossible task