Sightseeking: Clues to the Landscape History of New England

by Christopher J. Lenney

Book Overview

How does one "read" a landscape? Inspired by the classic work of Hans Kurath documenting the dialect geography sub-regions of New England, Christopher J. Lenney set out to determine whether such patterns of linguistic migration were repeated in the everyday features of our man-made landscape. Through inspired conjecture and methodical fieldwork, Lenney discovered that at least six cultural and material artifacts could be mapped into similar flows...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584654635
• ISBN13: 9781584654636
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: University Press of New England
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"