Geography, History, and the American Political Economy

John Heppen is associate professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin at River Falls.Samuel M. Otterstrom is associate professor of geography at Brigham Young University.

Insightful essays on American geographical history that examine the rhythms in economic, demographic, and political life at local, regional, and national scales. Valuable for political economists, historical-oriented social scientists and interdisciplinary American Studies professionals.

• Chapter 1. Approaching America's Geographical HistoryChapter 2. Earle's Theory and Conception of the Geographical History of the United StatesChapter 3. The French in the Illinois Country, 1699–1735: Using Historical Geography to Understand European-Indian HistoryChapter 4. Economic Diversity, Industrialization, and Urbanization in Early Nineteenth Century ConnecticutChapter 5. The Structural Transformation of the Antebellum Red River Valley Settlement Systems in LouisianaChapter 6. Earle's Dialectical Policy Regimes and the Erie CanalChapter 7. The Interplay of Manufacturing Employment and Population Concentrations in the United States, 1840–1990Chapter 8. Regional Income Convergence and a Decennial Core-Periphery Regionalization of the United States 1929–2000Chapter 9. Pre-Industrial, Industrial, and Post-Industrial Electoral Alignments in OhioChapter 10. Globalization Bites Back: A New Type of Crisis for the "American Way"?Chapter 11. The Rhythms of America's Geographical Past