Knowing Global Environments: New Historical Perspectives on the Field Sciences Book

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Acknowledgments

Introduction Jeremy Vetter Vetter, Jeremy 1

One From the Oceans to the Mountains: Spatial Science in an Age of Empire Michael S. Reidy Reidy, Michael S. 17

Two Emigrants and Pioneers: Moritz Wagner's "Law of Migration" in Context Lynn K. Nyhart Nyhart, Lynn K. 39

Three Negotiating the Agricultural Frontier in Nineteenth-Century Southern Ohio Archaeology J. Conor Burns Burns, J. Conor 59

Four Managing Monocultures: Coffee, the Coffee Rust, and the Science of Working Landscapes Stuart McCook McCook, Stuart 87

Five Rocky Mountain High Science: Teaching, Research, and Nature at Field Stations Jeremy Vetter Vetter, Jeremy 108

Six On the Trail of the Ivory-Bill: Field Science, Local Knowledge, and the Struggle to Save Endangered Species Mark V. Barrow Jr. Barrow, Mark V., Jr. 135

Seven Playing By---and On and Under---the Sea: The Importance of Play for Knowing the Ocean Helen M. Rozwadowski Rozwadowski, Helen M. 162

Eight Planetary-Scale Fieldwork: Harry Wexler on the Possibilities of Ozone Depletion and Climate Control James Rodger Fleming Fleming, James Rodger 190

Nine History of Field Science: Trends and Prospects Robert E. Kohler Kohler, Robert E. 212

Notes on Contributors 241

Index 245