Upstate Arcadia

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In this fine volume, Peter Hugill has meticulously reconstructed the evolving cultural landscape and social geography of Cazenovia, New York. The result is a penetrating look into the nuances of landscape creation and management by a persisting elite population. -- William Wyckoff, Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University Combines the insights of social science theory with the careful empiricism of historical research to demonstrate how the cultural landscape communicates meaning. -- Richardson Miles, Louisiana State University This books strenght lies in specificity . . . a well-documented study of micro-scale landscape management of uncommon duration and power. * American Historical Review * Peter Hugill's Upstate Arcadia meticulously documents the creation of small-town landscape. * Professional Geographer * Combines a fine eye for reading the landscape with an intuitive feel for how to get the most out of an archive and one's informants. Hugill has produced what many historical geographers attempt, but few achieve, a biography of landscape. -- James S. Duncan, Syracuse University