Description
Item Description:"The present book and its companion volume in the same series, 'The pioneer fringe', by Isaiah Bowman ... are an outgrowth of a program of research undertaken by the American geographical society ... [with] the financial support of ... the Social science research council."--Preface
Physical Description:vi, 473 pages : illustrations, maps, diagrams ; 26 cm
Bibliography:Bibliographical notices concerning the authors": pages 435-443
Includes bibliography at end of some of the chapters, index, and biographical notices concerning the authors.