Nature & history in the Potomac country : from hunter-gatherers to the age of Jefferson /

"James D. Rice's study of the Potomac River basin begins with a mystery. Why, when the whole of the region offered fertile soil and excellent fishing and hunting, was nearly three-quarters of the land uninhabited on the eve of colonization? Rice wonders how the existence of this no man...

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Main Author: Rice, James D., 1963-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
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