Americans and Their Land: The House Built on Abundance

264 Pages·2006·0.45 MB·English

by  Anne Mackin

AMERICANS
AN D THEIR
LAND

AMERICANS
AN D THEIR
THE HOUSE
BUILT ON
ABUNDANCE
ANNE MACKIN
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PRESS ANN ARBOR
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CON TE NTS
Preface
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Introduction
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SECTION 1 PERPETUAL GROWTH IN THE LAND
OF ABUNDANCE
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SECTION 2 LAND AS PROPERTY
(COLONIAL AMERICA: CARVING UP HEAVEN)
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SECTION 3 LAND AND WELL-BEING
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SECTION 5 AMERICANS AND THEIR LAND
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