Download or read book United States West Coast written by Adam M. Sowards and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2007-08-06 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "United States West Coast covers the emergence of humans in the Pacific Northwest, the rise of European colonial trade networks, the era of industrialization and urbanization, and present-day Green movements and public-policy responses to environmental damage. By investigating how humans interact with their nonhuman surroundings across a specific expanse, United States West Coast shows the interdependent nature of the relationship between people and their environment."--BOOK JACKET.