The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea by Jack Emerson Davis

The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea

Jack Emerson Davis

20 hours, 45 minutes first pub 2017 (view editions) user-added

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The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea is ideal for readers drawn to expansive, environmentally-conscious histories that weave human ambition and natural ecosystems into a reflective narrative of America's evolving relationship with its landscapes.

Description

When painter Winslow Homer first sailed into the Gulf of Mexico, he was struck by its "special kind of providence." Indeed, the Gulf presented itself as America’s sea―bound by geography, culture, and tradition to the national experience―and yet, t...

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informative: 100%

reflective: 36%

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challenging: 23%

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