LEADER 02939nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910458169203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-317-16567-5 010 $a1-317-16566-7 010 $a1-283-01512-9 010 $a9786613015129 010 $a1-4094-0144-8 035 $a(CKB)2560000000055349 035 $a(EBL)655473 035 $a(OCoLC)705536111 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000517514 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12207596 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000517514 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10488019 035 $a(PQKB)11193277 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC655473 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5293669 035 $a(PPN)161119379 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL655473 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10444468 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL924875 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5293669 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL301512 035 $a(OCoLC)1027157951 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000055349 100 $a20100903d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCivic discipline$b[electronic resource] $egeography in America, 1860-1890 /$fby Karen M. Morin 210 $aFarnham, Surrey, England ;$aBurlington, Vt. $cAshgate Pub.$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (258 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in historical geography 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4094-0143-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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; Index 330 $aThe American Geographical Society (AGS) is the oldest professional geographical organization in the United States (established in 1851), and was the pre-eminent such society in the 19th century. This project explores how geographical knowledge and practices were understood, took shape, and made publicly available via the AGS and Charles P. Daly, the society's president for 35 years (1864-1899). 410 0$aStudies in historical geography. 606 $aGeography$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aGeography$xPhilosophy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aGeography$xHistory. 615 0$aGeography$xPhilosophy. 676 $a910.97309/034 700 $aMorin$b Karen M$0927332 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458169203321 996 $aCivic discipline$92083557 997 $aUNINA