Bioinvaders
Fourteen environmental historians investigate the rhetoric and realities of exotic, introduced, and ‘alien’ species.
Fourteen environmental historians investigate the rhetoric and realities of exotic, introduced, and ‘alien’ species.
A graphic novel for children inspired by the disappearance from Białowieża Primeval Forest of the wild European bison.
Situating the wolf in the history of Canadian national parks, this controversial study examines the tumultuous relationship between humans and wolves in four Rocky Mountain parks.
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.
In five sharply drawn chapters, Flight Maps charts the ways in which Americans have historically made connections—and missed connections—with nature.
Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac has enthralled generations of nature lovers and conservationists and is indeed revered by everyone seriously interested in protecting the natural world.
Bill Bryson introduces the history and ecology of the Appalachian Trail.
Silent Spring describes the harmful effects of pesticides on the environment, and is widely credited with helping launch the environmental movement.
Schlangenlinien examines the history of the European Viper and the shift from extermination policies to those of protection and rehabilitation in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
From the early exploits of Teddy Roosevelt in Africa to blockbuster films such as March of the Penguins, Gregg Mitman reveals how changing values, scientific developments, and new technologies have come to shape American encounters with wildlife on and off the big screen.