Citizen explorer : the life of Zebulon Pike / / Jared Orsi |
Autore | Orsi Jared <1970-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384 pages) |
Disciplina |
973.4/8092
B |
Soggetto topico | Explorers - West (U.S.) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-931455-1
0-19-067414-8 0-19-931454-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : In the bosom of a grateful country -- The happiness of a free and independent people : a family and a nation seek liberty, 1635-1794 -- Be always ready to die for your country : the bargain of independence, 1794-1805 -- A barrier to their trade : establishing Americans in the Upper Mississippi Country, 1805-1806 -- Young warriors of the great American father : crossing the Plains, July-November 1806 -- Frozen lads : into the Rockies, November 1806-February 1807 -- A comfortable captivity : learning nationalism abroad in New Spain, February-July 1807 -- Citizen soldier : Pike's and the nation, 1807-1813 -- Epilogue : from frozen lads to purple mountain majesties : Pike's West and American nationalism, 1813-1893. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453339603321 |
Orsi Jared <1970-> | ||
Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Citizen explorer : the life of Zebulon Pike / / Jared Orsi |
Autore | Orsi Jared <1970-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384 pages) |
Disciplina |
973.4/8092
B |
Soggetto topico | Explorers - West (U.S.) |
ISBN |
0-19-931455-1
0-19-067414-8 0-19-931454-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : In the bosom of a grateful country -- The happiness of a free and independent people : a family and a nation seek liberty, 1635-1794 -- Be always ready to die for your country : the bargain of independence, 1794-1805 -- A barrier to their trade : establishing Americans in the Upper Mississippi Country, 1805-1806 -- Young warriors of the great American father : crossing the Plains, July-November 1806 -- Frozen lads : into the Rockies, November 1806-February 1807 -- A comfortable captivity : learning nationalism abroad in New Spain, February-July 1807 -- Citizen soldier : Pike's and the nation, 1807-1813 -- Epilogue : from frozen lads to purple mountain majesties : Pike's West and American nationalism, 1813-1893. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790609003321 |
Orsi Jared <1970-> | ||
Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Citizen explorer : the life of Zebulon Pike / / Jared Orsi |
Autore | Orsi Jared <1970-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384 pages) |
Disciplina |
973.4/8092
B |
Soggetto topico | Explorers - West (U.S.) |
ISBN |
0-19-931455-1
0-19-067414-8 0-19-931454-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : In the bosom of a grateful country -- The happiness of a free and independent people : a family and a nation seek liberty, 1635-1794 -- Be always ready to die for your country : the bargain of independence, 1794-1805 -- A barrier to their trade : establishing Americans in the Upper Mississippi Country, 1805-1806 -- Young warriors of the great American father : crossing the Plains, July-November 1806 -- Frozen lads : into the Rockies, November 1806-February 1807 -- A comfortable captivity : learning nationalism abroad in New Spain, February-July 1807 -- Citizen soldier : Pike's and the nation, 1807-1813 -- Epilogue : from frozen lads to purple mountain majesties : Pike's West and American nationalism, 1813-1893. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823641103321 |
Orsi Jared <1970-> | ||
Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hazardous metropolis [[electronic resource] ] : flooding and urban ecology in Los Angeles / / Jared Orsi |
Autore | Orsi Jared <1970-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.34/936/0979494 |
Soggetto topico |
Flood control - California - Los Angeles
Flood control - Government policy - California - Los Angeles Urban ecology (Sociology) - California - Los Angeles |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-35715-8
9786612357152 0-520-93008-8 1-59734-648-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue. Water In Los Angeles: A Portrait Of An Urban Ecosystem -- 1. City Of A Thousand Rivers: The Emergence Of An Urban Ecosystem, 1884-1914 -- 2. A Centralized Authority And A Comprehensive Plan: Response To The Floods, 1914-1917 -- 3. A Weir To Do Man's Bidding: The Great San Gabriel Darn Fiasco, 1917-1929 -- 4. A More Effective Scouring Agent: The New Year's Eve Debris Flood And The Collapse Of Local Flood Control, 1930-1934 -- 5 . The Sun Is Shining Over Southern California: The Politics Of Federal Flood Control In Los Angeles, 191 5-1969 -- 6. Necessary But Not Sufficient: Storms, Environmentalism, And New Visions For Flood Control, 1969-2001 -- Epilogue. The Historical Structure Of Disorder: Urban Ecology In Los Angeles And Beyond -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450349703321 |
Orsi Jared <1970-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hazardous metropolis : flooding and urban ecology in Los Angeles / / Jared Orsi |
Autore | Orsi Jared <1970-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 276 pages) |
Disciplina | 363.34/936/0979494 |
Soggetto topico |
Flood control - California - Los Angeles
Flood control - Government policy - California - Los Angeles Urban ecology (Sociology) - California - Los Angeles |
Soggetto non controllato |
american west
california city planning dams debris dams disaster prep earth sciences ecosystem engineering environmental history environmentalism flood control basin flood control flooding geography government policy infrastructure la canada valley los angeles river los angeles natural disaster nature new years eve debris flood nonfiction paved river channels politics san gabriel dam science southern california storms sustainability technology urban ecology urban us west water waterways weir |
ISBN |
1-282-35715-8
9786612357152 0-520-93008-8 1-59734-648-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue. Water In Los Angeles: A Portrait Of An Urban Ecosystem -- 1. City Of A Thousand Rivers: The Emergence Of An Urban Ecosystem, 1884-1914 -- 2. A Centralized Authority And A Comprehensive Plan: Response To The Floods, 1914-1917 -- 3. A Weir To Do Man's Bidding: The Great San Gabriel Darn Fiasco, 1917-1929 -- 4. A More Effective Scouring Agent: The New Year's Eve Debris Flood And The Collapse Of Local Flood Control, 1930-1934 -- 5 . The Sun Is Shining Over Southern California: The Politics Of Federal Flood Control In Los Angeles, 191 5-1969 -- 6. Necessary But Not Sufficient: Storms, Environmentalism, And New Visions For Flood Control, 1969-2001 -- Epilogue. The Historical Structure Of Disorder: Urban Ecology In Los Angeles And Beyond -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782964203321 |
Orsi Jared <1970-> | ||
Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hazardous metropolis : flooding and urban ecology in Los Angeles / / Jared Orsi |
Autore | Orsi Jared <1970-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 276 pages) |
Disciplina | 363.34/936/0979494 |
Soggetto topico |
Flood control - California - Los Angeles
Flood control - Government policy - California - Los Angeles Urban ecology (Sociology) - California - Los Angeles |
ISBN |
1-282-35715-8
9786612357152 0-520-93008-8 1-59734-648-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue. Water In Los Angeles: A Portrait Of An Urban Ecosystem -- 1. City Of A Thousand Rivers: The Emergence Of An Urban Ecosystem, 1884-1914 -- 2. A Centralized Authority And A Comprehensive Plan: Response To The Floods, 1914-1917 -- 3. A Weir To Do Man's Bidding: The Great San Gabriel Darn Fiasco, 1917-1929 -- 4. A More Effective Scouring Agent: The New Year's Eve Debris Flood And The Collapse Of Local Flood Control, 1930-1934 -- 5 . The Sun Is Shining Over Southern California: The Politics Of Federal Flood Control In Los Angeles, 191 5-1969 -- 6. Necessary But Not Sufficient: Storms, Environmentalism, And New Visions For Flood Control, 1969-2001 -- Epilogue. The Historical Structure Of Disorder: Urban Ecology In Los Angeles And Beyond -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826983103321 |
Orsi Jared <1970-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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