Author: National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
ISBN: 9780870449703
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Maps trace the development of the United States, showing environmental, political, social, and economic change
Historical Atlas of the United States
Author: National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
ISBN: 9780870449703
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Maps trace the development of the United States, showing environmental, political, social, and economic change
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
ISBN: 9780870449703
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Maps trace the development of the United States, showing environmental, political, social, and economic change
Places in Time
Author: Susan Buckley
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0618311130
Category : Atlases
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Twenty chronologically ordered "story maps" that follow the footsteps of one person's journey in history.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0618311130
Category : Atlases
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Twenty chronologically ordered "story maps" that follow the footsteps of one person's journey in history.
Journeys in Time
Author: Elspeth Leacock
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0618311149
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Americans have always been a people on the move. Journeys in Time maps twenty journeys that have shaped our national past. These are stories of change -- of pilgrims and pioneers, soldiers and children, explorers and adventurers building new lives and finding new worlds. From a cabin boy who sailed with Columbus to a Union soldier and a young migrant farm worker, these journeys changed the lives of those who took them.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0618311149
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Americans have always been a people on the move. Journeys in Time maps twenty journeys that have shaped our national past. These are stories of change -- of pilgrims and pioneers, soldiers and children, explorers and adventurers building new lives and finding new worlds. From a cabin boy who sailed with Columbus to a Union soldier and a young migrant farm worker, these journeys changed the lives of those who took them.
Atlas of American Military History
Author: Stuart Murray
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438130252
Category : Military history
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
From the Battle of Bunker Hill to the Battle of Midway
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438130252
Category : Military history
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
From the Battle of Bunker Hill to the Battle of Midway
A History of America in 100 Maps
Author: Susan Schulten
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022645861X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
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. Audacious in scope and charming in execution, this collection of one hundred full-color maps offers an imaginative and visually engaging tour of American history that will show readers a new way of navigating their own worlds.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022645861X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
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. Audacious in scope and charming in execution, this collection of one hundred full-color maps offers an imaginative and visually engaging tour of American history that will show readers a new way of navigating their own worlds.
Historical Atlas of the United States, with Original Maps
Author: Derek Hayes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781553652052
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Using more than five hundred historical maps from collections around the world, this stunning book is the first to tell the story of America's past from a unique geographical perspective. Covering more than half a millennium in U.S. history -- from conception to colonization to Hurricane Katrina -- this atlas documents the discoveries and explorations, the intrigue and negotiations, the technology and the will that led the United States to become what it is today. Richly detailed, visually breathtaking maps are accompanied by extended captions that elucidate the stories and personalities behind their creation. Coasts and mountains, rivers and lakes, and peaks and plains are described by explorers encountering them for the first time. These maps can convey explorers' ideas of what lay over the mountains ahead, their notions about what was discovered, and their explanations of the land's potential for sponsors back home. The maps can also show a promoter's attempt to sell his project to settlers or a general's assessment of a coming battle. They chart the wars that created and molded the country: the French and Indian War and the War for Independence; the Mexican and Civil Wars; the numerous Indian wars; as well as more localized battles of conquest and survival. Readers can follow the progression of map creation and design as more knowledge was gained about the American continent. Distilling an enormous amount of information into one handsome volume, the Historical Atlas of the United States highlights the evolution of geographical knowledge at the same time that it presents a fascinating chronicle of the expansion and development of a nation.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781553652052
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Using more than five hundred historical maps from collections around the world, this stunning book is the first to tell the story of America's past from a unique geographical perspective. Covering more than half a millennium in U.S. history -- from conception to colonization to Hurricane Katrina -- this atlas documents the discoveries and explorations, the intrigue and negotiations, the technology and the will that led the United States to become what it is today. Richly detailed, visually breathtaking maps are accompanied by extended captions that elucidate the stories and personalities behind their creation. Coasts and mountains, rivers and lakes, and peaks and plains are described by explorers encountering them for the first time. These maps can convey explorers' ideas of what lay over the mountains ahead, their notions about what was discovered, and their explanations of the land's potential for sponsors back home. The maps can also show a promoter's attempt to sell his project to settlers or a general's assessment of a coming battle. They chart the wars that created and molded the country: the French and Indian War and the War for Independence; the Mexican and Civil Wars; the numerous Indian wars; as well as more localized battles of conquest and survival. Readers can follow the progression of map creation and design as more knowledge was gained about the American continent. Distilling an enormous amount of information into one handsome volume, the Historical Atlas of the United States highlights the evolution of geographical knowledge at the same time that it presents a fascinating chronicle of the expansion and development of a nation.
The Routledge Atlas of African American History
Author: Jonathan Halperin Earle
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415921367
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
From the 16th century African slave trade to the 20th century struggle for equality, The Routledge Atlas of African American History examines the geographical and historical context of the African American Experience. Focusing on issues and events that resonate to this day, topics include: slave revolts, black patriots, slave communities, the Civil War, African Americans in the armed services, the spread of Jim Crow, the Negro Baseball League, the Civil Rights Movement, the Voting Rights Act, the Harlem Renaissance, the expansion of the black middle class, and much more. Also inlcludes 50 color maps.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415921367
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
From the 16th century African slave trade to the 20th century struggle for equality, The Routledge Atlas of African American History examines the geographical and historical context of the African American Experience. Focusing on issues and events that resonate to this day, topics include: slave revolts, black patriots, slave communities, the Civil War, African Americans in the armed services, the spread of Jim Crow, the Negro Baseball League, the Civil Rights Movement, the Voting Rights Act, the Harlem Renaissance, the expansion of the black middle class, and much more. Also inlcludes 50 color maps.
Atlas of African-American History
Author: James Ciment
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438125526
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
A comprehensive history of African Americans, including culture, slavery, and civil rights.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438125526
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
A comprehensive history of African Americans, including culture, slavery, and civil rights.
Atlas of Our Country's History
Author: Nyrom Staff
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780782508727
Category : Atlases
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Includes a variety of maps. The section that deals with the history of the United States also makes use of illustrated time frames. Has many facts about the United States and the states.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780782508727
Category : Atlases
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Includes a variety of maps. The section that deals with the history of the United States also makes use of illustrated time frames. Has many facts about the United States and the states.
Longman American History Atlas
Author: Pearson Education
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman
ISBN: 9780321004864
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
This full-color historical atlas designed especially for college students is a valuable reference tool and visual guide to American history. This atlas includes approximately 100 maps covering the scope of American history from the lives of the Native Americans to the 1990s. Produced by a renowned cartographic firm and a team of respected historians, The Longman American History Atlas will enhance any American history survey course. This item is also included on the Multimedia Edition CD-ROM.
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman
ISBN: 9780321004864
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
This full-color historical atlas designed especially for college students is a valuable reference tool and visual guide to American history. This atlas includes approximately 100 maps covering the scope of American history from the lives of the Native Americans to the 1990s. Produced by a renowned cartographic firm and a team of respected historians, The Longman American History Atlas will enhance any American history survey course. This item is also included on the Multimedia Edition CD-ROM.