The Resource A history of America in 100 maps, Susan Schulten
A history of America in 100 maps, Susan Schulten
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- Summary
- "Throughout its history, America has been defined through maps. Whether made for military strategy or urban reform, to encourage settlement or to investigate disease, maps invest information with meaning by translating it into visual form. They capture what people knew, what they thought they knew, what they hoped for, and what they feared. As such they offer unrivaled windows onto the past. In this book Susan Schulten uses maps to explore five centuries of American history, from the voyages of European discovery to the digital age. With stunning visual clarity, A History of America in 100 Maps showcases the power of cartography to illuminate and complicate our understanding of the past. Gathered primarily from the British Library's incomparable archives and compiled into nine chronological chapters, these one hundred full-color maps range from the iconic to the unfamiliar. Each is discussed in terms of its specific features as well as its larger historical significance in a way that conveys a fresh perspective on the past. Some of these maps were made by established cartographers, while others were made by unknown individuals such as Cherokee tribal leaders, soldiers on the front, and the first generation of girls to be formally educated. Some were tools of statecraft and diplomacy, and others were instruments of social reform or even advertising and entertainment. But when considered together, they demonstrate the many ways that maps both reflect and influence historical change."--Inside dust jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 272 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: Seeing the Past Through Maps
- 1. 1490-1600: Contact and Discovery
- 2. 1600-1700: Early Settlement and the Northwest Passage
- 3. 1700-1783: Imperialism and Independence
- 4. 1783-1835: A Nation Realized
- 5. 1835-1874: Expansion, Fragmentation, and Reunification
- 6. 1874-1914: Industrialization and Its Discontents
- 7. 1914-1940: Prosperity, Depression, and Reform
- 8. 1940-1962: Between War and Abundance
- 9. 1962-2001: An Unsettled Peace
- Afterword: The Road Ahead
- Isbn
- 9780712352178
- Label
- A history of America in 100 maps
- Title
- A history of America in 100 maps
- Statement of responsibility
- Susan Schulten
- Title variation
- America in 100 maps
- Subject
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- America -- Historical geography -- Maps
- Amerika
- Discoveries in geography
- Entdeckungsreise
- Expedition
- Historical geography
- Historische Geografie
- America
- Illustrated books
- Maps
- Maps
- United States
- United States -- Historical geography -- Maps
- University of South Alabama
- Illustrated books
- America -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Throughout its history, America has been defined through maps. Whether made for military strategy or urban reform, to encourage settlement or to investigate disease, maps invest information with meaning by translating it into visual form. They capture what people knew, what they thought they knew, what they hoped for, and what they feared. As such they offer unrivaled windows onto the past. In this book Susan Schulten uses maps to explore five centuries of American history, from the voyages of European discovery to the digital age. With stunning visual clarity, A History of America in 100 Maps showcases the power of cartography to illuminate and complicate our understanding of the past. Gathered primarily from the British Library's incomparable archives and compiled into nine chronological chapters, these one hundred full-color maps range from the iconic to the unfamiliar. Each is discussed in terms of its specific features as well as its larger historical significance in a way that conveys a fresh perspective on the past. Some of these maps were made by established cartographers, while others were made by unknown individuals such as Cherokee tribal leaders, soldiers on the front, and the first generation of girls to be formally educated. Some were tools of statecraft and diplomacy, and others were instruments of social reform or even advertising and entertainment. But when considered together, they demonstrate the many ways that maps both reflect and influence historical change."--Inside dust jacket
- Cataloging source
- ICU/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Schulten, Susan,
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E179.5
- LC item number
- .S36 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- University of South Alabama
- United States
- America
- America
- Illustrated books
- Illustrated books
- Discoveries in geography
- Historical geography
- America
- United States
- Historische Geografie
- Entdeckungsreise
- Expedition
- Amerika
- Label
- A history of America in 100 maps, Susan Schulten
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- still image
- text
- cartographic image
- Content type code
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- sti
- txt
- cri
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Seeing the Past Through Maps -- 1. 1490-1600: Contact and Discovery -- 2. 1600-1700: Early Settlement and the Northwest Passage -- 3. 1700-1783: Imperialism and Independence -- 4. 1783-1835: A Nation Realized -- 5. 1835-1874: Expansion, Fragmentation, and Reunification -- 6. 1874-1914: Industrialization and Its Discontents -- 7. 1914-1940: Prosperity, Depression, and Reform -- 8. 1940-1962: Between War and Abundance -- 9. 1962-2001: An Unsettled Peace -- Afterword: The Road Ahead
- Control code
- 1028881618
- Dimensions
- 30 cm
- Extent
- 272 pages
- Isbn
- 9780712352178
- Lccn
- 2018011133
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1028881618
- Label
- A history of America in 100 maps, Susan Schulten
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- still image
- text
- cartographic image
- Content type code
-
- sti
- txt
- cri
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Seeing the Past Through Maps -- 1. 1490-1600: Contact and Discovery -- 2. 1600-1700: Early Settlement and the Northwest Passage -- 3. 1700-1783: Imperialism and Independence -- 4. 1783-1835: A Nation Realized -- 5. 1835-1874: Expansion, Fragmentation, and Reunification -- 6. 1874-1914: Industrialization and Its Discontents -- 7. 1914-1940: Prosperity, Depression, and Reform -- 8. 1940-1962: Between War and Abundance -- 9. 1962-2001: An Unsettled Peace -- Afterword: The Road Ahead
- Control code
- 1028881618
- Dimensions
- 30 cm
- Extent
- 272 pages
- Isbn
- 9780712352178
- Lccn
- 2018011133
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1028881618
Subject
- America -- Historical geography -- Maps
- Amerika
- Discoveries in geography
- Entdeckungsreise
- Expedition
- Historical geography
- Historische Geografie
- America
- Illustrated books
- Maps
- Maps
- United States
- United States -- Historical geography -- Maps
- University of South Alabama
- Illustrated books
- America -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps
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