The Western United States: A Geographical Reader. Harold W. Fairbanks
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Harold W. Fairbanks
The Western United States: A Geographical Reader
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4064066162399
Table of Contents
THE WORK OF THE COLORADO RIVER
A TRIP INTO THE GRAND CAÑON OF THE COLORADO
HOW THE COLUMBIA PLATEAU WAS MADE
THE CAÑONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS
SOMETHING ABOUT EARTHQUAKES AND MOUNTAIN BUILDING
THE LAST VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
THE MUD VOLCANOES OF THE COLORADO DESERT
THE DISCOVERY OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER
THE GREAT BASIN AND ITS PECULIAR LAKES
FRÉMONT'S ADVENTURES IN THE GREAT BASIN
THE NATIVE INHABITANTS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE
THE CLIFF DWELLERS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS
HOW CLIMATE AND PHYSICAL FEATURES INFLUENCED THE SETTLEMENT OF THE WEST
THE CLIMATE OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE
THE LOCATION OF THE CITIES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE
THE FOREST BELT OF THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS
THE NATIONAL PARKS AND FOREST RESERVES
AMERICA'S STORY FOR AMERICA'S CHILDREN
Heath's Home and School Classics.
PREFACE
In the preparation of this book the author has had in mind the needs of the upper grammar grades. The subject matter has not been selected with the object of covering the field of Western geography in a systematic manner, but instead the attempt has been made to picture as graphically as may be some of its more striking and interesting physical features, and the influence which these features have exerted upon its discovery and settlement.
Those subjects have been presented which have more than local interest and are illustrative of world-wide principles. Clear conceptions of the earth and man's relation to it are not gained by general statements as readily as by the comprehensive study of concrete examples.
Nowhere outside of the Cordilleran region are to be found so remarkable illustrations of the growth and destruction of physical features, or so clear examples of the control which physical features exercise over the paths of exploration, settlement, and industrial development.
The fact that the West furnishes a wealth of material for geography teaching has long been recognized in a general way, although there has been but little attempt to present this material in a form suitable for the use of schools.
The illustrations are, with few exceptions, from the author's own photographs, and the descriptions are made up from his personal observations. Since the illustrations are numerous and have been selected with much care, it is hoped that they will add greatly to the value of the text. They should be used, and a proper understanding of the pictures made a part of every lesson.