"An Uninhabited Country": Empire and Ecology in British East Florida, 1763-1774
This thesis argues that Britain's new imperial ecology did not recognize the environmental reality of East Florida. The need to clear stubborn trees from the soil, drain large swamps, and expand acreage to encapsulate the meager amount of arable land favored those with large amounts of ready ca...
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Texas Christian University
2011
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| Online Access: | http://etd.tcu.edu/etdfiles/available/etd-12092011-134518/ |