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| #3460177 in Books | Smithsonian | 1997-09-17 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 1.15 x6.27 x9.32l, | File type: PDF | 322 pages | ||5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.| Snow and the American Landscape|By R. DelParto|Bernard Mergen's Snow in America puts the subject of snow under the microscope. He meticulously analyzes its significance in terms of cultural history -- historical, literary, artistical scientific, political, and recreational usage within the American landscape. This is an extensive piece of scholarship that is well researched w||Snow in America is likely to remain unsurpassed as a handbook for novelists wanting to set their stories in North America between November and March. -- The Los Angeles Times Sunday Book , David Craig
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Snow . . . symbol of a "howling wilderness" that has forged the hardy American character. Drawing from works of art, poetry, literature, film, history, and public policy, the author discusses snow as a metaphor for both chaos and order; traces the development of snow technologies such as the shovel, the gauge, and the plow; and explains the importance of snow surveys for climate regulation. 47 illustrations .
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