America as second creation : technology and narratives of new beginnings / David E. Nye.

Author/creator Nye, David E., 1946-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2003.
Descriptionx, 371 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life--United States.
Frontier and pioneer life--United States. --Historiography.
Technology--Social aspects. --United States. --History.
Technology--Social aspects. --United States. --Historiography.
Land settlement--United States. --History.
Land settlement--United States. --Historiography.
National characteristics, American.
United States--Discovery and exploration.
United States--Colonization.
United States--Historical geography.

Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [245]-364) and index.
LCCN 2002029564
ISBN0262140810 (hc. : alk. paper)