02939nam 2200685 a 450 991045816920332120200520144314.01-317-16567-51-317-16566-71-283-01512-997866130151291-4094-0144-8(CKB)2560000000055349(EBL)655473(OCoLC)705536111(SSID)ssj0000517514(PQKBManifestationID)12207596(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000517514(PQKBWorkID)10488019(PQKB)11193277(MiAaPQ)EBC655473(MiAaPQ)EBC5293669(PPN)161119379(Au-PeEL)EBL655473(CaPaEBR)ebr10444468(CaONFJC)MIL924875(Au-PeEL)EBL5293669(CaONFJC)MIL301512(OCoLC)1027157951(EXLCZ)99256000000005534920100903d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCivic discipline[electronic resource] geography in America, 1860-1890 /by Karen M. MorinFarnham, Surrey, England ;Burlington, Vt. Ashgate Pub.c20111 online resource (258 p.)Studies in historical geographyDescription based upon print version of record.1-4094-0143-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Geography as Civic Discipline in Nineteenth-Century America; 2 Charles P. Daly's Gendered Geography; 3 New York City's Friend of Labor: Geography and Urban Social Reform; 4 Transporting American Empire: Rails, Canals, and the Politics of the "Geo-Personal"; 5 Arctic Science and the "Jurist-Geographer"; 6 "Geographical Exploration is Commercial Progress": In the Congo; 7 Postscript: Reclaiming Charles P. Daly, Prospects and Problems; Bibliography; IndexThe 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).Studies in historical geography.GeographyUnited StatesHistoryGeographyPhilosophyElectronic books.GeographyHistory.GeographyPhilosophy.910.97309/034Morin Karen M927332MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458169203321Civic discipline2083557UNINA