Across This Land: A Regional Geography Of The United States And Canada; Author: Hudson, John C.; Paperback

Author: Hudson, John C.
International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine; Paperback; 58 Line Drawings, 138 Halftones
485 pages
Published: March 2002
The Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 0801865670

Based on decades of research and written in clear, concise prose by one of the foremost geographers in North America, John C. Hudson's Across This Land is a comprehensive regional geographyof the North American continent.Clearly organized, the book divides the entire United States and Canada into six major regions, then further subdivides them into twelve smaller areas. Hudson emphasizes each region or area's distinguishing place-specific attributes, including -- to a larger degree than previous regional geographies -- political considerations. In this way, the book tells the story of each region, relying on a brisk narrative that reveals the dynamic processes of their distinctive characteristics.The first extensive regional geography of the North American continent in oveA comprehensive regional geography of the North American continent. The book divides the entire US and Canada into six major regions, further subdivided into 12 smaller areas. The author emphasizes each region or area's distinguishing attributes as he tells its story.