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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778394103321

Autore

Borchert John R. <1918->

Titolo

America's northern heartland [[electronic resource] /] / John R. Borchert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1987

ISBN

0-8166-8242-9

0-8166-1499-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (260 p.)

Disciplina

977

Soggetti

Northwestern States History

United States History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

La couv. porte en plus : An economic and historical geography of the Upper Midwest.

Texte sur 3 colonnes.

"Geography / Upper Midwest regional studies".

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1 One-Tenth of America's Land; CHAPTER 2 Dissolving the Wilderness; CHAPTER 3 Mature Settlement System; CHAPTER 4 Turbulence and Continuity; CHAPTER 5 Concentration of Nonfarm Growth; CHAPTER 6 Reorganizing the Cities; CHAPTER 7 Reorganizing the Region's Work; CHAPTER 8 Income, Wealth, and Quality of Life; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

To most Americans the Northern Heartland  has long been the most mystifying part of  their country...