Republic of Shade: New England and the American Elm
Traces the elm’s transformation from a fast-growing weed into a regional and national icon.
Traces the elm’s transformation from a fast-growing weed into a regional and national icon.
A memoir of the author’s life and his strong interests in wildlife, conservation, and major environmental organizations.
Anderson argues that livestock were a central factor in the cultural clash between colonists and Indians as well as a driving force in the expansion west.
Barbara Freese takes us on a rich historical journey that begins hundreds of millions of years ago and spans the globe. Coal is a captivating narrative about an ordinary substance with an extraordinary impact on human civilization.
In his work, Francaviglia proposes “to tell the story of how the Great Basin’s environment resonates in the spiritual lives of all its people”.
This book is the first comprehensive account of the causes, context, and consequences of the the worst accident in the history of commercial nuclear power in the United States, which occurred at Three Mile Island.
Denis Wood tells the story of our entire past, from the Big Bang to the World Wide Web. Five Billion Years of Global Change takes readers through the formation of the Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, continents, and mountains; the origin of life; the evolution of the human species; the spread of agricultural production; and the growth of international trade.
An environmental history of the Fraser River (British Columbia) and the attempts to dam it for power and to defend it for salmon.
Troubles with Turtles provides an enthusiastic and provocative anthropological account of human-environment relationships in the island community of the village Vassilikos, Zakynthos, Greece.
Is private ownership an inviolate right that individuals can wield as they see fit?