H Roy Merrens
Biographic Data
| ID | 986817 |
|---|---|
| NAME | H Roy Merrens |
| GIVEN NAMES | H Roy |
| FAMILY NAME | Merrens |
| SIGNATURE | MERRENS H R |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1965 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Dying in Paradise: Malaria, Mortality, and the Perceptual Environment in Colonial South Carolina
H. Roy Merrens, George D. Terry, Dying in Paradise: Malaria, Mortality, and the Perceptual Environment in Colonial South Carolina, The Journal of Southern History, Vol. 50, No. 4 (Nov., 1984), pp. 533-550
Praxis and theory in the writing of American historical geography
The evolution of a tidewater settlement system: All Hallow's parish, Maryland, 1650–1783
Colonial North Carolina: A History
Journal Article Colonial North Carolina: A History Get access Colonial North Carolina: A History. By Lefler Hugh T. Powell William S.. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1973. xvi, 318 p. Illustrations, paintings, drawings, maps, photographs, bibliography, index. $10.00.) H. Roy Merrens H. Roy Merrens York University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 6, Issue 2, April 19…
Urbanization in the Colonial South: A Critique
Joseph A. Ernst and H. Roy Merrens offer a new interpretation of the significance of urbanization in the southern colonies during the eighteenth century.' After reviewing and criticizing earlier historical interpretations, Ernst and Merrens advance the thesis the distributive function of urban centers played a major role in furthering diversification of the economy in the southern colonies. Unfortunately, the authors' conceptual approach seriousl…
Progress in Historical Geography
Camden's turrets pierce the skies: The Urban Process in the Southern Colonies during the Eighteenth Century
Joseph A. Ernst, H. Roy Merrens, "Camden's turrets pierce the skies!": The Urban Process in the Southern Colonies during the Eighteenth Century, The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 4 (Oct., 1973), pp. 549-574
De Brahm's Report of the General Survey in the Southern District of North America
A Map of Toronto's Waterfront
A map of Toronto's waterfront is presented in the context of the city's indifference to its waterfront. Factors that have contributed to the alienation of the city from its waterfront are identified. Attention is drawn to some consequences of the lack of public consciousness of the qualities of the waterfront and of its potential as a major urban resource. The map was compiled and drawn as a first step in an attempt to deliberately encourage a ju…
The Physical Environment of Early America: Images and Image Makers in Colonial South Carolina
XIOMATIC in historical geography is the notion that in studying the process of settlement the physical environment per se warrants less attention than the environment as perceived and imagined by contemporaries, attempting to evaluate it in their own terms. But systematic attempts to reconstruct the perceptual environment are few, and no such attempts have been made for the seaboard of colonial America, which has only recently begun to receive th…
The Indian Boundary in the Southern Colonies, 1763-1775
The Lower Cape Fear in Colonial Days
Puritan Village: The Formation of a New England Town
Historical Geography and Early American History
istorians probably share with most of those outside of the geography profession some uncertainty about the nature of geography, an uncertainty which generally gives rise to an even larger measure of doubt concerning the nature of historical geography. The variety of phenomena geographers study and the array of fields into which geography is subdivided have increasingly blurred the essential integrity of the discipline. It is therefore worth reite…
The Physical Environment of Early America: Images and Image Makers in Colonial South Carolina
XIOMATIC in historical geography is the notion that in studying the process of settlement the physical environment per se warrants less attention than the environment as perceived and imagined by contemporaries, attempting to evaluate it in their own terms. But systematic attempts to reconstruct the perceptual environment are few, and no such attempts have been made for the seaboard of colonial America, which has only recently begun to receive th…
Praxis and theory in the writing of American historical geography
Dying in Paradise: Malaria, Mortality, and the Perceptual Environment in Colonial South Carolina
H. Roy Merrens, George D. Terry, Dying in Paradise: Malaria, Mortality, and the Perceptual Environment in Colonial South Carolina, The Journal of Southern History, Vol. 50, No. 4 (Nov., 1984), pp. 533-550
The evolution of a tidewater settlement system: All Hallow's parish, Maryland, 1650–1783
Camden's turrets pierce the skies: The Urban Process in the Southern Colonies during the Eighteenth Century
Joseph A. Ernst, H. Roy Merrens, "Camden's turrets pierce the skies!": The Urban Process in the Southern Colonies during the Eighteenth Century, The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 4 (Oct., 1973), pp. 549-574
Historical Geography and Early American History
istorians probably share with most of those outside of the geography profession some uncertainty about the nature of geography, an uncertainty which generally gives rise to an even larger measure of doubt concerning the nature of historical geography. The variety of phenomena geographers study and the array of fields into which geography is subdivided have increasingly blurred the essential integrity of the discipline. It is therefore worth reite…
Historical Geography and Early American History
istorians probably share with most of those outside of the geography profession some uncertainty about the nature of geography, an uncertainty which generally gives rise to an even larger measure of doubt concerning the nature of historical geography. The variety of phenomena geographers study and the array of fields into which geography is subdivided have increasingly blurred the essential integrity of the discipline. It is therefore worth reite…
The Lower Cape Fear in Colonial Days
Puritan Village: The Formation of a New England Town
The Indian Boundary in the Southern Colonies, 1763-1775
The Physical Environment of Early America: Images and Image Makers in Colonial South Carolina
XIOMATIC in historical geography is the notion that in studying the process of settlement the physical environment per se warrants less attention than the environment as perceived and imagined by contemporaries, attempting to evaluate it in their own terms. But systematic attempts to reconstruct the perceptual environment are few, and no such attempts have been made for the seaboard of colonial America, which has only recently begun to receive th…
A Map of Toronto's Waterfront
A map of Toronto's waterfront is presented in the context of the city's indifference to its waterfront. Factors that have contributed to the alienation of the city from its waterfront are identified. Attention is drawn to some consequences of the lack of public consciousness of the qualities of the waterfront and of its potential as a major urban resource. The map was compiled and drawn as a first step in an attempt to deliberately encourage a ju…
De Brahm's Report of the General Survey in the Southern District of North America
Camden's turrets pierce the skies: The Urban Process in the Southern Colonies during the Eighteenth Century
Joseph A. Ernst, H. Roy Merrens, "Camden's turrets pierce the skies!": The Urban Process in the Southern Colonies during the Eighteenth Century, The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 4 (Oct., 1973), pp. 549-574
Urbanization in the Colonial South: A Critique
Joseph A. Ernst and H. Roy Merrens offer a new interpretation of the significance of urbanization in the southern colonies during the eighteenth century.' After reviewing and criticizing earlier historical interpretations, Ernst and Merrens advance the thesis the distributive function of urban centers played a major role in furthering diversification of the economy in the southern colonies. Unfortunately, the authors' conceptual approach seriousl…
Progress in Historical Geography
Colonial North Carolina: A History
Journal Article Colonial North Carolina: A History Get access Colonial North Carolina: A History. By Lefler Hugh T. Powell William S.. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1973. xvi, 318 p. Illustrations, paintings, drawings, maps, photographs, bibliography, index. $10.00.) H. Roy Merrens H. Roy Merrens York University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 6, Issue 2, April 19…
Praxis and theory in the writing of American historical geography
The evolution of a tidewater settlement system: All Hallow's parish, Maryland, 1650–1783
Dying in Paradise: Malaria, Mortality, and the Perceptual Environment in Colonial South Carolina
H. Roy Merrens, George D. Terry, Dying in Paradise: Malaria, Mortality, and the Perceptual Environment in Colonial South Carolina, The Journal of Southern History, Vol. 50, No. 4 (Nov., 1984), pp. 533-550
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