The health of the country: how American settlers understood themselves and their land

Describes western expansion life and how settlers used a combination of science, intuition, popular wisdom, and observation to evaluate their surroundings and the effect on their health.

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Main Author: Valenčius, Conevery Bolton (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Basic Books 2002
Edition:1. ed.
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Summary:Describes western expansion life and how settlers used a combination of science, intuition, popular wisdom, and observation to evaluate their surroundings and the effect on their health.
Physical Description:VIII, 388 S. Ill.
ISBN:0465089860

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