03099nam 2200709Ia 450 991045640820332120200520144314.01-58729-070-7(CKB)111004365707836(EBL)836705(OCoLC)44961433(SSID)ssj0000607237(PQKBManifestationID)11411421(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000607237(PQKBWorkID)10582685(PQKB)10730096(SSID)ssj0000168853(PQKBManifestationID)11164564(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000168853(PQKBWorkID)10203784(PQKB)11582264(MiAaPQ)EBC836705(OCoLC)610467062(MdBmJHUP)muse12520(Au-PeEL)EBL836705(CaPaEBR)ebr10478388(EXLCZ)9911100436570783620001013d1991 ub 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHard places[electronic resource] reading the landscape of America's historic mining districts /Richard V. Francaviglia ; foreword by Wayne Franklin1st ed.Iowa City, Iowa University of Iowa Press19911 online resource (258 p.)The American land and life seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-87745-609-7 Includes bibliographical records and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter One: Reading the Landscape; Chapter Two: Interpreting the Landscape; Chapter Three: Perceiving the Landscape; Notes; Bibliography; IndexWorking with the premise that there are much meaning and value in the ""repelling beauty"" of mining landscapes, Richard Francaviglia identifies the visual clues that indicate an area has been mined and tells us how to read them, showing the interconnections among all of America's major mining districts. With a style as bold as the landscape he reads and with photographs to match, he interprets the major forces that have shaped the architecture, design, and topography of mining areas. Covering many different types of mining and mining locations, he concludes that mining landscapeAmerican land and life series.Human ecologyUnited StatesHistoryMineral industriesEnvironmental aspectsUnited StatesHistoryMines and mineral resourcesUnited StatesHistoryElectronic books.Human ecologyHistory.Mineral industriesEnvironmental aspectsHistory.Mines and mineral resourcesHistory.333.76/5/0973333.7650973622.0973Francaviglia Richard V858219MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456408203321Hard places2158601UNINA