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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.
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Politics, Pollution and Pandas: An Environmental Memoir
A memoir of the author’s life and his strong interests in wildlife, conservation, and major environmental organizations.
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The Green Agenda in American Politics: New Strategies for the Twenty-First Century
This book traces the rise of Republican challenges to environmental laws in the United States and shows what they mean for the future of environmentalism in the political arena.
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The Man from Clear Lake: Earth Day Founder Senator Gaylord Nelson
A biography of the Earth Day Founder Senator Gaylord Nelson.
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Creatures of Empire: How Domestic Animals Transformed Early America
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.
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Conservation in the Progressive Era: Classic Texts
The documents collected in the book reveal the various and sometimes conflicting uses of the term “conservation” and the contested nature of the reforms it described.
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Coal: A Human History
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.
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Believing in Place: A Spiritual Geography of the Great Basin
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”.
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Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective
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.
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Five Billion Years of Global Change: A History of the Land
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.