Civic discipline : geography in America, 1860-1890 /
The American Geographical Society (AGS) is the oldest professional geographical organization in the United States (established in 1851), and was the pre-eminent such society in the 19th century. This project explores how geographical knowledge and practices were understood, took shape, and made publ...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
©2011.
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| Series: | Studies in historical geography (Ashgate)
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | The American Geographical Society (AGS) is the oldest professional geographical organization in the United States (established in 1851), and was the pre-eminent such society in the 19th century. This project explores how geographical knowledge and practices were understood, took shape, and made publicly available via the AGS and Charles P. Daly, the society's president for 35 years (1864-1899). |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America EBSCO eBook History Collection |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 245 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781409401445 1409401448 1317165675 9781317165675 1317165667 9781317165668 1283015129 9781283015127 9786613015129 6613015121 |
