Based on decades of research and written in clear, concise prose by one of the foremost geographers in North America, John C. Hudson'sAcross This Land is a comprehensive regional geography of the North American continent. Dividing the terrain into ten regions, which are then subdivided into twenty-seven smaller areas, Hudson's brisk narrative reveals the dynamic processes of each area's distinctive place-specific characteristics. Focusing on how human activities have shaped and have been shaped by the natural environment, Hudson considers physical, political, and historical geography. He also highlights related topics, including resource exploitation, economic development, and population change.
Praised in its first edition as a readable and reliable interpretation of United States and Canadian geography, the revised Across This Landretains these strengths while adding substantial new material. Incorporating the latest available population and economic data, this thoroughly updated edition includes
reflections on new developments, such as resource schemes, Native governments in Atlantic Canada, and the role of climate change in the Arctic
a new section focused on the US Pacific insular territories west of Hawaii
evolving views of oil and gas production resulting from the introduction of hydraulic fracturing
revised text and maps involving agricultural production based on the 2017 Census of Agriculture
current place names
more than 130 photographs
The most extensive regional geography of the North American continent on the market, Hudson's Across This Land will continue as the standard text in geography courses dealing with Canada and the United States, as well as a popular reference work for scholars, students, and lay readers.
List of MapsPreface Part I. Atlantic Canada and QuebecChapter 1. Newfoundland and LabradorChapter 2. Quebec Chapter 3. The Maritimes Part II. The NortheastChapter 4. New England Chapter 5. New York and Ontario Chapter 6. The Middle Atlantic Part III. The Upland SouthChapter 7. The Southern Appalachians Chapter 8. The Interior Low Plateaus Chapter 9. The Ozarks and the Ouachitas Part IV. The Lowland SouthChapter 10. The Southeastern Piedmont and the Coastal Plain Chapter 11. The Florida Peninsula Chapter 12. The Gulf Coastal Plain and the Alluvial Mississippi ValleyPart V. The Middle WestChapter 13. The Corn Belt Chapter 14. The Lower Great Lakes Part VI. The Central PlainsChapter 15. Prairie Wheat Lands Chapter 16. Texas and the Southern Plains Part VII.Chapter 17. The Southern Rocky Mountains and the High PlainsChapter 18. The Missouri Plateau Part VIII. The Intermountain WestChapter 19. The Northern Rocky Mountains and the Columbia-Snake Plateau Chapter 20. The Great Basin Chapter 21. The Colorado Plateau and the Desert Southwest Part IX. The NorthChapter 22. The Upper Great Lakes Chapter 23. The Canadian Shield Chapter 24. The Far North Part X. The Pacific RealmChapter 25. The Pacific Northwest Chapter 26. California Chapter 27. Hawaii Index
It's such good reading and such a valuable resource that Across This Land is an essential book in the personal library of any well-read American or Canadian.Wisconsin Magazine of History
