William Cronon has shed light on all of these reasons in his book, Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonist, and the Ecology of New England. ... The Indians provided a service to nature by using controlled burning to clear thick underbrush from the forest. It returned nutrients into the soil and also created and edge in the forest where wildlife could sustain. ...

• Word Count: 958
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Its architectural monuments represented Europe and classical ruins while America equally possessed its ancient monuments of primeval forests, mountains, lakes, and picturesque waterfalls. ... A lot of the photos of industry were shown in favorable light as being good while few showed the greed, and the physical dangers to the railroad and mine workers. ...

• Word Count: 1075
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate