Merlin P Lawson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3753740 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Merlin P Lawson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Merlin P |
| FAMILY NAME | Lawson |
| SIGNATURE | LAWSON M P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Great Plains: Perspectives and Prospects
Journal Article The Great Plains: Perspectives and Prospects Get access The Great Plains: Perspectives and Prospects. Edited by Lawson Merlin P. Baker Maurice E.. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press/Center for Great Plains Studies, 1981. ix + 284 pp. Charts, tables, notes, index. $9.95, paper.) Robert Flanders Robert Flanders Center for Ozarks Studies, Southwest Missouri State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academi…
Desert Myth and Climatic Reality∗
Students of the American frontier have assumed that the myth of the Great American Desert was derived from the notions of a few men rather than from the probable reality of the experienced environmental conditions. The “illusion’ of the Great American Desert has not been considered from a climatological perspective; no serious attempts have been made using historical methods and techniques to establish the actual climate of the region during the …
Images of the Plains: The Role of Human Nature in Settlement
Sixteen papers by foremost American, Canadian, and English historical geographers examine the sources of Imagery of the American and Canadian Great Plains, the processes of image formation, and the behavioral implications of various kinds of images. The papers deal with exploratory images of the Plains, resource evaluation in the prefrontier West, governmental appraisal of the western frontier, real and imagined climatic hazards, the desert and g…
Images of the Plains: The Role of Human Nature in Settlement
Images of the Plains: The Role of Human Nature in Settlement
Sixteen papers by foremost American, Canadian, and English historical geographers examine the sources of Imagery of the American and Canadian Great Plains, the processes of image formation, and the behavioral implications of various kinds of images. The papers deal with exploratory images of the Plains, resource evaluation in the prefrontier West, governmental appraisal of the western frontier, real and imagined climatic hazards, the desert and g…
Desert Myth and Climatic Reality∗
Students of the American frontier have assumed that the myth of the Great American Desert was derived from the notions of a few men rather than from the probable reality of the experienced environmental conditions. The “illusion’ of the Great American Desert has not been considered from a climatological perspective; no serious attempts have been made using historical methods and techniques to establish the actual climate of the region during the …
Images of the Plains: The Role of Human Nature in Settlement
Images of the Plains: The Role of Human Nature in Settlement
Sixteen papers by foremost American, Canadian, and English historical geographers examine the sources of Imagery of the American and Canadian Great Plains, the processes of image formation, and the behavioral implications of various kinds of images. The papers deal with exploratory images of the Plains, resource evaluation in the prefrontier West, governmental appraisal of the western frontier, real and imagined climatic hazards, the desert and g…
Images of the Plains: The Role of Human Nature in Settlement
Desert Myth and Climatic Reality∗
Students of the American frontier have assumed that the myth of the Great American Desert was derived from the notions of a few men rather than from the probable reality of the experienced environmental conditions. The “illusion’ of the Great American Desert has not been considered from a climatological perspective; no serious attempts have been made using historical methods and techniques to establish the actual climate of the region during the …
The Great Plains: Perspectives and Prospects
Journal Article The Great Plains: Perspectives and Prospects Get access The Great Plains: Perspectives and Prospects. Edited by Lawson Merlin P. Baker Maurice E.. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press/Center for Great Plains Studies, 1981. ix + 284 pp. Charts, tables, notes, index. $9.95, paper.) Robert Flanders Robert Flanders Center for Ozarks Studies, Southwest Missouri State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academi…
Archaeology (4 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (4 works) · American Environmental and Regional History (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · History (2 works) · Settlement (finance (2 works) · American History and Culture (1 works) · American west (1 works) · Center (category theory (1 works)