Search Results for: Draining The Great Oasis

Explores the history and archaeology of two oases, remote but closely tied to the Nile valley for thousands of years.

Joseph A. Amato proposes a bold and innovative approach to writing local history in this imaginative, wide-ranging, and deeply engaging exploration of the meani

The Canadian prairies are often envisioned as dry, windswept fields; however, much of southern Manitoba is not arid plain but wet prairie, poorly drained land s

Draining the Great Oasis is a collection of essays on the environmental history of Murray County, MN. Located on the tall grass prairie of southwestern Minnesot

The late antebellum period saw the dramatic growth of the United States as Euro-American settlement began to move into new territories west of the Mississippi R