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New 2nd Edition of Conservation Classic Available

The Soil and Water Conservation Society has released an enhanced new edition of the conservation classic Man-Induced Soil Erosion on the Southern Piedmont: 1700-1970 by Stanley W. Trimble.

The new edition includes a new preface by the author and a new foreword by Andrew Goudie of Oxford University, as well as improved artwork, all new book design, and high quality print production.

Critical Acclaim 

Stan Trimble’s study of soil loss and agricultural practice across the Southern Piedmont remains the gold standard as a fusion of theoretical and empirical work in American environmental historical geography. In sheer territorial extent, chronological sweep, evidentiary depth, and methodological ingenuity it is a classic yet to be superseded. Its blend of rigorous conceptualization, diverse quantitative and qualitative data, bold assumptions, and forthright conclusions stand as a model of focused, incremental investigation, thorough-going cartographic analysis, interdisciplinary significance, and policy relevance. As reflected in numerous reprintings and now this new edition, it is a study that after all these years continues to merit a close reading.

Michael Conzen, University of Chicago

 

I have used Trimble’s classic Man-Induced Soil Erosion on the Southern Piedmont for many years in my geomorphology classes to show how social data such as that contained in Census reports can be used to infer rates of geomorphic processes. I bought up the last remaining copies of the second printing a number of years ago and am happy to learn that students will now once again have easy access to this insightful piece of work.

Peter K. Haff, Duke University

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