Mikko Saikku
Biographic Data
| ID | 1528820 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mikko Saikku |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mikko |
| FAMILY NAME | Saikku |
| SIGNATURE | SAIKKU M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4238-6912 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
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Arkansas Travelers
In Arkansas Travelers the historical geographer Andrew J. Milson takes a fascinating look at nature and human society on the Arkansas frontier during the early nineteenth century, based on the travel journals of four explorers who visited the region between 1804 and 1834. William Dunbar, Thomas Nuttall, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, and George William Featherstonhaugh are eyewitnesses to the vast transformations in the region during the period beginnin…
War upon the Land
In this short but ambitious book, Lisa M. Brady combines military and environmental history to analyze the role of nature in the Civil War. While she does pay attention to the environmental devastation caused by the conflict, Brady's main interest lies in nature's agency in warfare. Examining Union military strategy through the lens of environmental history, she shows how both the physical environment and human ideas about nature affected militar…
James C. Giesen. Boll Weevil Blues
Journal Article James C. Giesen. Boll Weevil Blues: Cotton, Myth, and Power in the American South. Get access James C. Giesen. Boll Weevil Blues: Cotton, Myth, and Power in the American South.Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2011. Pp. xvi, 221. $40.00. Mikko Saikku Mikko Saikku University of Helsinki Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 117, Issue 4, October 2012, Pag…
Stalking the Ghost Bird
"Stalking the Ghost Bird: the Elusive Ivory‐Billed Woodpecker in Louisiana. by Michael K. Steinberg.." Geographical Review, 100(2), p. 274
The travails of Two Woodpeckers
(2010). The travails of Two Woodpeckers: Ivory‐Bills & Imperials. By Noel F. R. Snyder, David E. Brown, and Kevin B. Clark. Geographical Review: Vol. 100, No. 2, pp. 274-278
The Federal Government and Flood Control in the Lower Mississippi Valley
Mississippi Forests and Forestry
In Mississippi Forests and Forestry, James E. Fickle attempts to construct a comprehensive history of forest use in Mississippi, recording changes in the state's woodlands from pre-Columbian times through the twentieth century. He consults an impressive array of source materials, ranging from government documents, newspapers, interviews, and contemporary accounts to published research in many relevant fields, to address topics such as Native Amer…
Encountering the Past in Nature
Journal Article Encountering the Past in Nature: Essays in Environmental History Ed. by Timo Myllyntaus and Mikko Saikku. (Helsinki: Helsinki University Press, 1999. 174 pp. Paper, Fimr 174, ISBN 951-570-442-1.) Get access Thomas R. Cox Thomas R. Cox San Diego State University, San Diego, California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 88, Issue 1, June 2001, Pages 303–304, h…
Down by the Riverside
The rapid expansion of European culture since the fifteenth century has greatly altered the face of the countryside all over the world. Among the most dramatic examples of this are the changes in North American nature wrought by Europeans since the seventeenth century. It has been estimated that between the arrival of the first European colonists in the early seventeenth century and the adoption of sustainedyield forestry in the first decades of …
Encountering the Past in Nature
Journal Article Encountering the Past in Nature: Essays in Environmental History Ed. by Timo Myllyntaus and Mikko Saikku. (Helsinki: Helsinki University Press, 1999. 174 pp. Paper, Fimr 174, ISBN 951-570-442-1.) Get access Thomas R. Cox Thomas R. Cox San Diego State University, San Diego, California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 88, Issue 1, June 2001, Pages 303–304, h…
War upon the Land
In this short but ambitious book, Lisa M. Brady combines military and environmental history to analyze the role of nature in the Civil War. While she does pay attention to the environmental devastation caused by the conflict, Brady's main interest lies in nature's agency in warfare. Examining Union military strategy through the lens of environmental history, she shows how both the physical environment and human ideas about nature affected militar…
Down by the Riverside
The rapid expansion of European culture since the fifteenth century has greatly altered the face of the countryside all over the world. Among the most dramatic examples of this are the changes in North American nature wrought by Europeans since the seventeenth century. It has been estimated that between the arrival of the first European colonists in the early seventeenth century and the adoption of sustainedyield forestry in the first decades of …
Down by the Riverside
The rapid expansion of European culture since the fifteenth century has greatly altered the face of the countryside all over the world. Among the most dramatic examples of this are the changes in North American nature wrought by Europeans since the seventeenth century. It has been estimated that between the arrival of the first European colonists in the early seventeenth century and the adoption of sustainedyield forestry in the first decades of …
Encountering the Past in Nature
Journal Article Encountering the Past in Nature: Essays in Environmental History Ed. by Timo Myllyntaus and Mikko Saikku. (Helsinki: Helsinki University Press, 1999. 174 pp. Paper, Fimr 174, ISBN 951-570-442-1.) Get access Thomas R. Cox Thomas R. Cox San Diego State University, San Diego, California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 88, Issue 1, June 2001, Pages 303–304, h…
Mississippi Forests and Forestry
In Mississippi Forests and Forestry, James E. Fickle attempts to construct a comprehensive history of forest use in Mississippi, recording changes in the state's woodlands from pre-Columbian times through the twentieth century. He consults an impressive array of source materials, ranging from government documents, newspapers, interviews, and contemporary accounts to published research in many relevant fields, to address topics such as Native Amer…
The Federal Government and Flood Control in the Lower Mississippi Valley
Stalking the Ghost Bird
"Stalking the Ghost Bird: the Elusive Ivory‐Billed Woodpecker in Louisiana. by Michael K. Steinberg.." Geographical Review, 100(2), p. 274
The travails of Two Woodpeckers
(2010). The travails of Two Woodpeckers: Ivory‐Bills & Imperials. By Noel F. R. Snyder, David E. Brown, and Kevin B. Clark. Geographical Review: Vol. 100, No. 2, pp. 274-278
James C. Giesen. Boll Weevil Blues
Journal Article James C. Giesen. Boll Weevil Blues: Cotton, Myth, and Power in the American South. Get access James C. Giesen. Boll Weevil Blues: Cotton, Myth, and Power in the American South.Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2011. Pp. xvi, 221. $40.00. Mikko Saikku Mikko Saikku University of Helsinki Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 117, Issue 4, October 2012, Pag…
War upon the Land
In this short but ambitious book, Lisa M. Brady combines military and environmental history to analyze the role of nature in the Civil War. While she does pay attention to the environmental devastation caused by the conflict, Brady's main interest lies in nature's agency in warfare. Examining Union military strategy through the lens of environmental history, she shows how both the physical environment and human ideas about nature affected militar…
Arkansas Travelers
In Arkansas Travelers the historical geographer Andrew J. Milson takes a fascinating look at nature and human society on the Arkansas frontier during the early nineteenth century, based on the travel journals of four explorers who visited the region between 1804 and 1834. William Dunbar, Thomas Nuttall, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, and George William Featherstonhaugh are eyewitnesses to the vast transformations in the region during the period beginnin…
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History (6 works) · American Environmental and Regional History (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · History (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (4 works) · Art (4 works) · American History and Culture (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Economic history (3 works)