02976nam 2200697Ia 450 991081105460332120230420222924.01-58729-070-7(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(OCoLC)610467062(MdBmJHUP)muse12520(Au-PeEL)EBL836705(CaPaEBR)ebr10478388(MiAaPQ)EBC836705(EXLCZ)9911100436570783620001013d1991 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHard places reading the landscape of America's historic mining districts /Richard V. Francaviglia ; foreword by Wayne FranklinFirst edition.Iowa City, Iowa :University of Iowa Press,1991.1 online resource (xx, 257 pages) illustrationsThe 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.American land and life series.Human ecologyUnited StatesHistoryMineral industriesEnvironmental aspectsUnited StatesHistoryMines and mineral resourcesUnited StatesHistoryHuman ecologyHistory.Mineral industriesEnvironmental aspectsHistory.Mines and mineral resourcesHistory.333.76/5/0973333.7650973622.0973Francaviglia Richard V858219MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811054603321Hard places4087254UNINA