Technology, Nature, and American Origin Stories

Nye discusses the literary works of environmental historians. Their narratives contain a society's basic assumptions about its relationship to the environment. Native Americans usually tell stories about the relationship of technology to the environment and the sense of primeval oneness with th...

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Published in:Environmental history 2003-01, Vol.8 (1), p.8-24
Main Author: Nye, David E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural land
Earths Moon
Environment
Environmental history
Environmental technology
Historians
Humans
Land surveying
Landscapes
Narratives
Nature
Technology
Wilderness
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Summary:Nye discusses the literary works of environmental historians. Their narratives contain a society's basic assumptions about its relationship to the environment. Native Americans usually tell stories about the relationship of technology to the environment and the sense of primeval oneness with the places they inhabit.
ISSN:1084-5453
1930-8892
DOI:10.2307/3985970