The Making of the American Landscape is the definitive text on the topic of the history of American landscapes
and the cultural and historical geography of the United States. The volume, organized chronologically, covers the
cultural geography of American landscapes from the pre-colonization era through the twentieth century. Each chapter
focuses on a particular landscape form, and is written by a specialist on the topic. The second edition has been
thoroughly revised and updated and includes entirely new chapters on religious landscapes, landscapes of civil
society, and corporate consumption venues.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Nature's Bequest
2. The Indian Legacy in the American Landscape
3. Hispanic Landscape Traditions
4. The French Imprint in North America
5. Americanizing English Landscape Habits
6. The Plantation Regime
7. Gridding a National Landscape
8. Clearing the Forests
9. Remaking the Prairies
10. Watering the Deserts
11. Designing American Utopias
12. Ethnic Traces on the Land
13. Organizing Religious Landscapes
14. Mechanizing the American Earth
15. Building American Cityscapes
16. Assertions of Central Authority
17. Creating Landscapes of Civil Society
18. Imposing Landscapes of Private Power and Wealth
19. Paving America for the Automobile
20. Developing Corporate Consumption Venues
