Bøker av John T. Cumbler

?The major strength of Cumbler's labor history is its social-intellectual approach....Throughout this well-reasoned study Cumbler concentrates on the changes brought about by technological improvements and the trauma caused by the influx of immigration. Recommended.?-Choice

An engaging, personalized look at the interplay between people and nature in the northeastern and midwestern United States, from prehistory to the present.

Offers an environmental, social, and economic history of Cape Cod told through the experiences of residents as well as visitors and covering a span of four hundred years. It narrates its history of resource scarcity and its attempts to deal with that scarcity offer useful lessons for anyone addressing similar issues around the globe.