HIST 359 - Early North American Environmental History

This course explores the environmental history of early America. It particularly looks at the ways that colonial forms of land use, transportation, technology, and food systems emerged and evolved in early modern North America. Themes include cultural and ecological encounters, epidemiology, consumption, and production.

Pre-req: HIST 101, HIST 206, or ENVS 100
Cross-listed with ENST 359
3 credits