Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment Books

Book SynopsisExplores the relationship between automobiles and national parks, and how - together they have shaped our ideas of wilderness. This title traces the history of Washington State's national parks - Mount Rainier, Olympic, and North Cascades - and considers what it means to view parks from the road and through a windshield.Trade Review"At its heart this book raises important questions about wilderness, democracy, and consumption: Is wilderness possible in a democratic consumer society that demands widespread public access?" * Western Historical Quarterly *"This is a fine, thoughtful book, one that connects the reader to familiar experiences in provocative ways. Excellent maps and photographs provide a means of relating the narrative to park landscapes. Louter demonstrates a thorough command of the relevant literature." * Pacific Northwest Quarterly *"A fascinating story of how the National Park Service managed to accommodate changing and contradictory ideas about the ideal relationship between nature and cars." * Technology and Culture *"Louter reminds us of the contingency and complexity of 'wilderness,' and moves us beyond the simplistic 'frontier Eden' critiques which have limited our understanding of this surprisingly malleable concept." * Journal of the West *"Windshield Wilderness. . . .is well-documented and includes an excellent bibliography. . . Anyone interested in the literature of the United States' conservation movement will profit from reading this book." * Columbia *"Scholars will certainly benefit from the precision of Louter's discussions, and readers interested in the intersection between bureaucracy, environment, and wilderness advocacy will find this book invaluable." * Oregon Historical Quarterly *Table of ContentsMaps Foreword by William Cronon Acknowledgments Introduction: Nature as We See It 1. Glaciers and Gasoline: Mount Rainier as a Windshield Wilderness 2. The Highway in Nature: Mount Rainier and the National Park Service 3. Wilderness with a View: Olympic and the New Roadless Park 4. A Road Runs Through It: A Wilderness Park for the North Cascades 5. Wilderness Threshold: North Cascades and a New Concept of National Parks Epilogue Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIllustrates the complexity of social ties among groups and individuals, and their connections with the natural worldTrade Review"Rupp's readable ethnography offers a compelling, convincing update to the anthropological literature on hunter-gatherers. Summing Up: Recommended." * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword Introduction: Forests of Belonging 1. Paradigms: The Forest and Its People 2. Belonging: Ethnic Affiliations and Confluences 3. Spaces: Beyond Nature and Culture 4. Ambiguities: Interethnic Marriage and Descent 5. Tangles: Parallel Clans, Alliances, Rituals, and Collective Work 6. Identities: People in Changing Contexts 7. Contradictions: Identities, Opportunities, and Conflicts Conclusion: Rethinking. Social Identities, Ethnic Affiliations, and Stereotypes Notes Glossary of Non-English Terms Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIllustrates the complexity of social ties among groups and individuals, and their connections with the natural worldTrade Review"Rupp's readable ethnography offers a compelling, convincing update to the anthropological literature on hunter-gatherers. Summing Up: Recommended." * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword Introduction: Forests of Belonging 1. Paradigms: The Forest and Its People 2. Belonging: Ethnic Affiliations and Confluences 3. Spaces: Beyond Nature and Culture 4. Ambiguities: Interethnic Marriage and Descent 5. Tangles: Parallel Clans, Alliances, Rituals, and Collective Work 6. Identities: People in Changing Contexts 7. Contradictions: Identities, Opportunities, and Conflicts Conclusion: Rethinking. Social Identities, Ethnic Affiliations, and Stereotypes Notes Glossary of Non-English Terms Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisDetails the Yup'ik elders' qanruyutet (words of wisdom) that guide their interactions with the environmentTrade Review"Ellavut takes its place alongside such classics on indigenous views of the environment as Keith Basso's Wisdom Sits in Places and Richard Nelson's Make Prayers to the Raven. Essential." * Choice *"Fienup-Riordan’s forty years of intimate collaboration with Nelson Island elders has enabled her to successfully give the English-speaking public a sense of being instructed by the elders themselves. . . . It is the kind of work that could not be produced by anyone else." -- Steve Street * Alaska History, Vol. 23, No. 2 *"This stunning work will be of great interest to Yup’ik people, oral historians, geographers, and anthropologists. More broadly…fellow global citizens could benefit from the words and reflections of the Elders, which inspire reconceptualization of humanity’s relationship to the environment as based on reciprocation, not domination." -- Meagan Gough * Oral History Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Yup’ik Contributors Introduction Qanruyutet Anirturyugngaatgen – Qanruyutet Can Save Your Life Nuna-gguq Mamkitellruuq- They Say the Land Was Thin Ella Alerquutengqertuq – The World and Its Weather Have Teachings Nunavut – Our Land Kuiget Nanvat-Ilu – Rivers and Lakes Yuilqumun Atalriit Qanruyutet – Instructions Concerning the Wilderness Qanikcaq – Snow Imarpik Elitaituq- The Ocean Cannot Be Learned Ciku – Ice Yun’I Maliggluki Ella Ayuqucimitun Ayuqenrirtuq – The World Is Changing Following Its People Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisFocuses on concrete, achievable measures that can be implemented in a market economy giving it broad appeal to professionals and engaged citizens across the political spectrumTrade Review". . . a systematic approach that can make a difference. . . in areas like building construction, land use, transportation, electricity generation and how consumers can choose value while at the same time playing a role in a carbon efficient economy." -- Robert E. Hoopes * Wildlife Book Reviews *"Modestly named, it's nothing less than a 'best practices' manual for achieving carbon neutrality . . . framing the challenge culturally and legally, and using available technologies and political strategies to meet it. . . . Words to live by as we look forward." -- Clair Enlow * Daily Journal of Commerce *Table of ContentsForeword by Denis Hayes Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Measure for Measure 2. The Invisible Hand 3. Regulatory Roadblocks 4. Reduce 5. Built to Last 6. Great Neighborhoods 7. Spaces for Nature 8. On-Site Life Cycles 9. Regional Transportation 10. Delight 11. Making a Dent Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisCollection of documents revealing the significance of the years 1968-1972 to the environmental movementTrade Review"It is a representative collection that can supplement a textbook for American environmental history courses. . . . He rightly sees the years 1968-1972 as pivotal for the modern environmental movement. Recommended." * Choice *Table of ContentsForeword by William Cronon Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1. Warnings “Air Pollution in Donora, PA: Epidemiology of the Unusual Smog Episode of October 1948, Preliminary Report” Paul Shepard, “The Place of Nature in Man’s World,” The Atlantic Naturalist (1958) Howard Zahniser, “Wilderness Forever” (1961) Rachel Carson, Silent Spring (1962) Carl Carmer, Testimony before the Federal Power Commission in the Matter of Consolidated Edison (1964) Part 2. A Dying Planet Paul R. Ehrlich, The Population Bomb (1968) Stewart Brand, Whole Earth Catalog (1969) Jack Newfield, “Lead Poisoning: Silent Epidemic in the Slums,” Village Voice (1969) Daniel W. Hannan, Testimony before the Allegheny County Commissioners (1969) United Auto Workers, Letter Initiating Down River Anti-Pollution League (1969) Dr. N. K. Sanders, “The Santa Barbara Oil Spill: Impact on Environment” (1969) Seattle–King County Department of Public Health, Annual Report, 1969 Part 3. Earth Year 59 The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 Editorial, National Review Bulletin (1970) Citizens Association of Beaufort County, “Is This What You Want for South Carolina’s Waters?” Columbia Record (1970) Richard Nixon, “Special Message to the Congress on Environmental Quality” (1970) Frank Herbert, “How Indians Would Use Fort,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer (1970) Barry Commoner, Harvard University Lecture (1970) Walt Kelly, Pogo Poster: “We Have Met the Enemy, and He Is Us” (1970) Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day Speech, Denver, Colorado (1970) Nathan Hare, “Black Ecology,” The Black Scholar (1970) Letters from Schoolchildren to Carl Stokes, Mayor of Cleveland (1970) Representative Louis Stokes, Address in Congress Supporting Rivers and Harbors and Flood Control Act of 1970 (1970) Ray Osrin, “Someday Son, All This Will Be Yours,” Cleveland Plain Dealer (1970) Eleanor Phinney, Letter to the Oregon Environmental Council (1970) Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP), Public Service Announcements (1970) Clean Air Act Amendments (1970) Part 4. Is Cata strophe Coming? A Select Committee of the University of Montana, “Report on the Bitterroot National Forest” (1970) Dale A. Burk, Photograph of the Bitterroot Forest, Montana (1971) Governor Ronald Reagan, Remarks before the American Petroleum Institute (1971) Dr. Joseph T. Ling, Testimony Regarding the Water Pollution Control Act (1971) Council of the Southern Mountains, “We Will Stop the Bulldozers” (1972) William O. Douglas, Dissent, Sierra Club v. Morton (1972) John Maddox, “Is Catastrophe Coming?,” The Doomsday Syndrome (1972) Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (1972) Part 5. Continuation Jimmy Carter, “The Energy Problem: Address to the Nation” (1977) Robert A. Roland, Statement Regarding Superfund (1979) A Mother’s Reflections on the Love Canal Disaster (1982) Dr. James E. Hansen, Testimony Regarding the Greenhouse Effect and Global Climate Change (1987) Bibliographical Essay Index

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Book SynopsisOffers a broad understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by scientists, managers, and conservationists in the northern portion of the North Pacific rainforestTrade Review"The book is well written, thoroughly researched, and balanced in its approach to conservation and responsible forest management . . .I highly recommend this book." -- Dominick A. DellaSala * Artic *"[North Pacific temperate rainforests] comprehensively examines the ecosystems that hug the West Coast of North America. The editors and contributors provide a multidisciplinary overview of what they argue are key issues associated with conservation and management of this economically, social, and spiritually important biome. . . . Summing Up: Recommended." * Choice *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments / Gordon Orians and John Schoen 1. Introduction / Gordon H. Orians, John W. Schoen, Jerry F. Franklin, and Andy MacKinnon 2. Island Life: Coming to Grips with the Insular Nature of Southeast Alaska and Adjoining Coastal British Columbia / Joseph A. Cook and Stephen O. MacDonald 3. Riparian Ecology, Climate Change, and Management in North Pacific Coastal Rainforests / Rick T. Edwards, David V. D'Amore, Erik Norberg, and Frances Biles 4. Natural Disturbance Patterns in the Temperate Rainforests of Southeast Alaska and Adjacent British Columbia / Paul Alaback, Gregory Nowacki, and Sari Saunders 5. Indigenous and Commercial Uses of the Natural Resources of the North Pacific Rainforest with a Focus on Southeast Alaska and Haida Gwaii / Lisa K. Crone and Joe R. Mehrkens Photo Gallery 6. Succession Debt and Roads: Short- and Long-Term Effects of Timber Harvest on a Large-Mammal Predator-Prey Community in Southeast Alaska / David K. Person and Todd J. Brinkman 7. Concepts of Conservation Biology Applied to Wildlife in Old-Forest Ecosystems, with Special Reference to Southeast Alaska and Northern Coastal British Columbia / Bruce G. Marcot 8. Why Watersheds: Evaluating the Protection of Undeveloped Watersheds as a Conservation Strategy in Northwestern North America / Ken Lertzman and Andy MacKinnon 9. Variable Retention Harvesting in North Pacific Temperate Rainforests / William J. Beese 10. Synthesis / Gordon H. Orians, John W. Schoen, Jerry F. Franklin, and Andy MacKinnon Literature Cited Author Biographies Index

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Book SynopsisExplores the tensions inherent in balancing an ideology dedicated to limiting the power of government with a commitment to protecting treasured landscapes and ecological health. The author argues that antistatist beliefs have colored the American passion for wilderness but also complicated environmental protection efforts.Trade Review"Drake’s analysis succeeds in highlighting the complex and contradictory ways that conservatives have engaged in modern environmentalism....[he]contributes both to the growing literature on the rise of the conservative Right and to studies on the American environmental movement, an intersection that has been explored by few other scholars." -- James Morton Turner * American Historical Review *"Drake’s book fills an obvious void in the literature, and he should be commended for creatively pulling from across a wide landscape of antistatist political thought in the postwar period about the environment, especially in the West…[the] lively writing will keep readers engaged and certainly heading back to Abbey’s writings and Goldwater’s complicated legacy." -- Karen Merrill * Journal of American History *"This well-written and informative book is an important addition to the scant literature on the role of conservative and libertarian thought in shaping the postwar environmental consciousness. Loving Nature, Fearing the State is suited for upper-division or graduate courses in environmental history and the postwar United States. It should stimulate fruitful discussions among a generation of students who have little exposure to environmental problems outside the framework of polarized politics." -- Ian Stacy * H-Environment *"[An] important examination of the relationship between conservatism and environmentalism." -- David A. James * Alaska Dispatch News *"Original and wide-ranging research…[that] fills the void in the history of the environmental movement." -- Paul Lindholdt * Pacific Northwest Quarterly *"Since 1980, Reagan-style political conservatism and environmental preservation have been locked in a state of near-constant warfare. Historian Drake (Georgia) reveals that for most of the 20th century, the moderate and conservative Republican Right actually had been ideological kindred spirits with postwar Left-leaning environmentalists." * Choice *"The brilliance of this book is how it shows that conservative ideas and values will remain important to the environmental movement, even if many self-identified conservatives cynically ignore them." -- Phil Brick * Environmental Politics *"[A] deeply researched and thought-provoking book, which is sure to be of interest to both environmental and political historians." -- George Vrtis * Historian, The *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Foreword Introduction: Nature's Strange Bedfellows 1. Arizona Portraits: The Natural World of Barry Goldwater, Part I 2. Precious Bodily Fluids: Floridation, Environmentalism, and Antistatism 3. The Environmental Conscience of a Conservative: The Natural World of Barry Goldwater, Part II 4. Tending Nature with the Invisible Hand: The Free-Market Environmentalists 5. Like a Scarlet Thread: Into the Political Wilderness with Edward Abbey Epilogue: The Fading Green Elephant: Or the Decline of Antistatist Environmentalism Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisBefore commercial whaling was outlawed in the 1980s, diplomats, scientists, bureaucrats, and environmentalists, had attempted to create an international regulatory framework that would allow for a sustainable whaling industry. This book provides a perspective on the challenges facing international conservation projects.Trade Review"Written with elegant prose and a wry wit, the book illuminates the many twists and turns of global whaling regulation. . . This title is an excellent resource for those desiring detailed insight." * Choice *"The geographic scale of the cooperation required to ‘save the whales’ can be hard to fathom. Kurkpatrick Dorsey understands it experientially through his exhaustive archival work; his book gives its reader the opportunity to experience it, too. . . . Whales and Nations lays the foundation of international whaling and whale conservation at its proper historical and geographic scale." -- Russell Fielding * AAG Review of Books *"This interesting and well researched [book] . . . sheds new light on how the International Whaling Commission developed, and on how it struggled." -- Bjorn Basberg * International Journal of Maritime History *"I am delighted that a book like Whales and Nations exists and that Kurkpatrick Dorsey has written it. He offers us a detailed history of the regulation of whaling from the pre–World War I era up to the present. . . . He is certainly one of the best writers of diplomatic history around." -- Karen Oslund * Environmental History *"Dorsey negotiates a daunting set of complex political, scientific, social, and cultural relationships with enough detail to sustain his points yet still have the narrative move along without too many distractions. . . . Sets a new standard for environmental historians by looking at the diplomatic interactions that tried—and failed—to conserve whale populations." -- Carmel Finley * Journal of American History *"Dorsey’s prose is careful and meticulous, and facilitates a nuanced understanding of whaling politics . . . effectively narrat[ing] the history and background of whale diplomacy in a way that should appeal to environmental historians, environmental policy researchers, diplomacy scholars, students, and even active diplomats and policymakers who are concerned with the health of the ocean and global environmental problems." -- Chie Sakakibara * Journal of Historical Geography *"Whales and Nations is a dazzling accomplishment." -- Miles A. Powell * Environment and History *Table of ContentsForeword by William Cronon Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. A Global Industry and Global Challenges 2. The Pelagic and the Political 3. World War and the World’s Whales 4. Cheaters Sometimes Prosper 5. Melting Down and Muddling Through 6. Save the Whales (for Later) 7. The End of Commercial Whaling Epilogue Appendix: Whaling Data, 1904–1965 Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisReframes standard accounts of American history based on the simple but radical premise that historical events are shaped by natural circumstances. From the natural philosophy of the founding fathers to environmental forces behind Brown v Board of Education, this book focuses on nature that reveals a perspective on the familiar icons of US history.Trade Review"Fiege has written a book that will undoubtedly leave an imprint on the field of environmental history and beyond. . . . he has added his book to a short list of must-reads in the field of environmental history." -- David Arnold * Pacific Northwest Quarterly *"Fiege makes a powerful case for always asking the question 'How does nature matter?' when thinking about any present or historical issue or social policy." * Tikkun *"This smart and well-written book, one both synthetic and generative, hopefully will, in fact, prompt students, researchers, and the public to further explore the 'paths that circle through the nature of American history . . .'." -- Brett Mitzelle * Southern California Quarterly *"The Republic of Nature is an incredibly ambitious and completely unprecedented book… Fiege's goal is no less than to demonstrate the centrality of the nonhuman world to any understanding of the American past. The intended audience is wide, and this book invites the broadest consideration and debate." -- Linda Nash * Isis 104 *"Mark Fiege re-frames the canonical account of American history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurred…and points to a different version of history that prompts us to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the American experience." -- Tom Williams * Utah Public Radio *"The Republic of Nature dares us to think differently in the way the best history books do—by thoroughly engaging readers in unexpected ways and in challenging our perceptions of the ways the world works." -- Raechel Lutz * Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography *"Readers will be surprised and delighted by how much Fiege accomplishes in each case study. . . . a fine and affordable supplement to U.S. history surveys . . . [and] American environmental history courses." -- Paul W. Hirt * Oregon Historical Quarterly *"Fiege's book is extraordinary: beautifully written, ambitious in its arguments, and impressive in scope and scholarship. . . a compelling and ambitious study of American history that will enrich the classroom and provoke new scholarship." -- James Morton Turner * Journal of American History *"Fiege is a fine storyteller with a powerful sense of historical context, and popular readers will like that this book is environmental history served up in a rich mixture of information they'll find familiar and grounding." * Montana: The Magazine of Western History *"This imaginative and well-researched . . . approach should prompt scholars to continue to reexamine US history through an environmental prism. Recommended." * Choice *"Fiege is a good storyteller; he is knowledgeable; he writes well; and he keeps it simple." -- Robert Pogue Harrison * New York Review of Books *"The Republic of Nature compellingly demonstrates the value of applying environmental perspective to historical events. From this we can learn the value of applying environmental perspectives to the history we are creating today." -- Robert E. Hoopes * Wildlife Activist *"Fiege’s fresh new spin on important historical events of U.S. history places social and political factors on the background to highlight the environmental context. This thought-provoking book tells a different version of American history than the one we are used to, where nature plays a fundamental role in the events that shaped the nation." * Institute for Global Environmental Strategies *"Mark Fiege's book presents a concept that is as revolutionary as it is obvious, writing history as if the natural world mattered. . . . Fiege takes a look at historical events so well-worn they've become platitudes and makes them fresh again . . . by . . . examining them through an environmental lens . . ." -- Christian Martin * Cascadia Weekly *"For readers swayed by Fiege's persuasive pages, American history will never look quite the same again. . . . This is unconventional environmental history just as it is unorthodox American history. . . . It is not a book to whip through in search of useful data . . . but one to savor on Sunday afternoons." -- J. R. McNeill * Science *". . . eminently readable . . . an original contribution . . ." -- Publishers Weekly * January 2012 *"The writing is compelling and will reward general readers as well as environmental historians with a new way of thinking about history." * Minnesota History *"The Republic of Nature is going to improve the teaching of and the study of American history for years to come. Although he did not attempt to craft a complete synthesis, having mastered the synthetic nature of environmental history, Mark Fiege demonstrates that the workings of the biophysical world were essential to the nation’s development." -- Zachary Falck * Journal of Social History *Table of ContentsForeword Environmental History Comes of Age by William Cronon Land of Lincoln 1. Satan in the Land: Nature, the Supernatural, and Disorder in Colonial New England 2. By the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God: Declaring American Independence 3. King Cotton: The Cotton Plant and Southern Slavery 4. Nature’s Nobleman: Abraham Lincoln and the Improvement of America 5. The Nature of Gettysburg: Environmental History and the Civil War 6. Iron Horses: Nature and the Building of the First U.S. Transcontinental Railroad 7. Atomic Sublime: Toward a Natural History of the Bomb 8. The Road to Brown v. Board: An Environmental History of the Color Line 9. It’s a Gas: The United States and the Oil Shock of 1973–1974 Paths That Beckon Acknowledgments Notes References Illustration Credits Index

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Book SynopsisBilly Frank Jr was an early participant in the fight for tribal fishing rights during the 1960s. Roughed up, belittled, and arrested many times at Frank's Landing on the Nisqually River, he emerged as one of the most influential Northwest Indians in modern history.Trade Review"Heffernan's conversational writing style moves readers fluidly from the distant past through the turbulent times of the 1960s and the 1970s to the calmer waters of the present." -- Andrew H. Fisher * Oregon Historical Quarterly *"The photographs and personal stories alone make it worth an interested reader's time." -- Steven M. Fountain * H-Net *"Trova has done a good job getting the reader into the narrative flow of Frank's admirable life; she's not afraid of quoting people who pull no punches." -- Mike Dillon * City Living *"Heffernan talked to all the right people to write this book, from fellow Indian rights warrior Hank Adams to Franks's son, Willie Frank III . . . Heffernan caught up with Frank six times for face-to-face interviews filled with candor, insight and patchwork quotes only Frank could knit together." -- John Dodge * The Olympian *"Heffernan’s biography of Billy Frank, Jr., is a lively and recommended addition to the growing scholarship on Native American salmon fishing rights in the Pacific Northwest and joins Charles Wilkinson’s Messages from Frank’s Landing (2000) as one of the key books on Frank and his widespread influence….Frank and his allies’ voices shine throughout the book, and their vivid anecdotes and vibrant quotations make for a very compelling history." -- Shawn Bailey * Pacific Northwest Quarterly *Table of ContentsPreface Prologue Introduction 1. Spirit of the Father 2. “I Live Here!” 3. The Survivor 4. Surveillance 5. Renegades 6. Canoes and Clashes 7. As Long as the Rivers Run 8. Takeovers 9. The Shelf Life of Treaties 10. Storm 11. The Politics of Salmon 12. Bridge Builder 13. Resilience 14. The Negotiator 15. Clear Creek Hatchery 16. Submerged 17. The Tough Guy 18. “You were always there for me” 19. The Catalyst 20. Operation Chainsmoker 21. Hard Truths 22. Dreams and Legacies Acknowledgments Billy Frank Jr. Family Tree Source Notes Select Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisOffers a fresh perspective on the natural and human history of the American West and encourages readers to discover that history has shaped the places where people live, work, and visit. This book includes stories, photographs, maps, and diagrams on a hundred landscape features across the American West.Trade Review"[Wyckoff] encourages us to see with fresh eyes even as we're barreling down the interstate - to remember to think about the role of time in shaping a landscape, as well as the role of water. He asks us to think about who controls the landscape, and how these places have been shaped by different human interventions. . . . [How to Read the American West] is a marvelous springtime tonic for wanderlust and a wonderful invitation to see our surroundings in a new light." -- Barbara Lloyd McMichael * Bellingham Herald *"Wyckoff has created a delightful package that would be especially useful in a classroom or, for that matter, as a gift to someone outside the field of cultural landscape studies but curious about it. . . . On the basis of its sheer good looks, the book could double as a coffee table book about the modern West." -- Cathleen D. Cahill * Buildings & Landscapes: Journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum *"A field guide unlike any other, with a focus on patterns, variations and the distribution of landscape features . . . it draws attention to eco-tones, watersheds, settlement patterns and corridors of connection . . . ultimately, it considers our grip on the land and the land's grip on us." -- Michael Engelhard * High Country News *"If you like to travel the American West, put this book on your holiday gift list . . . even the experienced Western traveler will come away with new ways to look at familiar places." -- Carl Abbott * Oregon Historical Quarterly *"William Wyckoff, a professor of geography at Montana State University and talented photographer, has created a strange, fascinating and often humorous book that surveys our modern American landscape, both natural and human-built." -- Christian Martin * Cascadia Weekly *"Visually delightful and intellectually informative. . . . [A] truly outstanding field guide to the American West." -- J. Clark Archer * Montana: The Magazine of Western History *"A lavish coverage of western landscapes that will trigger remembrance of past place visits, and spur an almost inescapable urge to find competing views in scanned 35 mm slides or among recent images gone straight-to-digital. . . . And the text here is fully equal to the visuals. Just in case you haven’t yet guessed, I’m going to tell you that Bill Wyckoff’s new book, a field guide explaining in delicious detail, How to Read the American West, is a movable feast of narrative and landscape elucidation. . . . So get thee into the field. Bring this book with you." -- Paul F. Starss * The Geographic Review *"I will not hide my fandom of this book. . . . The text is clear, descriptive, and appropriately analytical for a wide audience, thus making it equally useful in the classroom. The full color pictures are gorgeous. . . . Belongs on the shelf of any scholar, amateur or professional, with interests in the western half of this country." -- Chris W. Post * Historical Geography *Table of ContentsForeword by William Cronon Preface Ackowledgements Map of the Eleven Western States Navigating Western Landscapes: An Introduction 1. Nature's Fundament 2. Farms and Ranches 3. Landscapes of Extraction 4. Places of Special Cultural Identity 5. Connections 6. Landscapes of Federal Largesse 7. Cities and Suburbs 8. Playgrounds Chronology Further Reading Index

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Book SynopsisFocuses on Gem State history. From the state's indigenous roots and early environmental battles to recent political and social events, this title includes essays that provided context for understanding Idaho's important role in the development of the American West.Trade Review"[A] guidebook to recent interpretations of the state’s history. For scholars teaching and researching Northwest history, the volume provides an informed way-station to advancing understanding of the region." -- William G. Robbins * Oregon Historical Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 1. Idaho's Place: Reckoning with History / Adam M. Sowards 2. The Confluence of Rivers: The Indigenous Tribes of Idaho / Rodney Frey and Robert McCarl IDAHO VOICES: Native American History 3. Crossing Divides: An Environmental History of Idaho / Kevin R. Marsh IDAHO VOICES: Environmental History 4. Idiosyncrasy and Enigma: Idaho Politics / Katherine G. Aiken IDAHO VOICES: Political History 5. The Power and the Glory: Idaho's Religious History / Jill K. Gill IDAHO VOICES: Religious History 6. Defying Boundaries: Women in Idaho History / Laura Woodworth-Ney and Tara A. Rowe IDAHO VOICES: Women's History 7. Confronting Race and Creating Community: Idaho's Ethnic History / Laurie Mercier IDAHO VOICES: Ethnic History 8. Latinos in Idaho / Making Their Way in the Gem State: Errol D. Jones IDAHO VOICES: Latino History 9. Shifting Currents: Cultural Expressions in Idaho / Richard W. Etulain IDAHO VOICES: Cultural History 10. Telling Stories: Idaho's Histories / Judith Austin IDAHO VOICES: Historians Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisIn 1958, Charles David Keeling began measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. His project kicked off a half century of research that has expanded our knowledge of climate change.Trade Review"Howe’s strong insight into how individuals, institutions, and governments interact produces a fascinating yet distressing story, proving that despite its aspirations towards objectivity, applied science historically is a flawed, human tale approaching a classical tragedy." * Publisher’s Weekly *"Fastidiously researched….there are no clear heroes and villains…Howe relates a multi-layered conflict that is leading us to a catastrophe of biblical proportions." -- Nick Walker * South China Morning Post *"In Howe’s Behind the Curve we have a good story, and an instructive one. It is not the only story to tell about climate change and it won’t be the last. But it is one that should be listened to." -- Mike Hulme * Climatic Change *"As the debate rages on…read about it here." -- Robert E. Hoopes * Wildlife Activist *"[E]xcellent...the first study to explore the links between climate science and postwar politics in depth." -- Fredrik Albritton Jonsson * Public Books *"Howe's take on the role of scientists as advocates for political action will be of interest to anyone concerned with the politics of climate change." -- Martin Mahoney * Topograph *"An exhaustive look at scientific, political and social responses to climate change, starting with the discovery of the greenhouse effect in 1958." -- James Helmsworth * Willamette Week *"Page after page, Behind the Curve demonstrates the profound tension between science and politics—or more accurately, the anxiety among scientists that their credibility would be torpedoed if they allowed themselves to be lured from the safe harbor of factual inquiry into the treacherous shoals of politics." -- Chris Lydgate * Reed Magazine *Table of ContentsForeword by William Cronon Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Cold War Roots of Global Warming 2. Scientists, Environmentalists, and the Global Atmosphere 3. Making the Global Environment 4. Climate, the Environment, and Scientific Activism 5. The Politics of Dissent 6. The IPCC and the Primacy of Science 7. The Gospel of the Market Epilogue Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisPresents the analyses that consider how questions of national identity become entangled with environmental concerns in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, and India and provide insight into the motivations of colonial and national governments in controlling or managing nature.Trade Review"The editors of this volume have begun a valuable process of understanding which must now be pursued." * Journal of Contemporary Asia *"The cases in Ecological Nationalisms— much too rich to summarize here— all take different positions on the relative importance of the ideas, interests, and identities activated or deployed in the politics of nature. . . . Beautifully produced, rich in content, and important; it is genuinely South Asian in scope and both international and interdisciplinary in execution." * Journal of Asian Studies *"Ecological Nationalisms, an edited volume of essays. . . is an ambitious and successful addition to the steadily growing literature on South Asian environmental history. . . . This work asks many good questions and should inspire subsequent research." * Environmental History *"[Ecological Nationalisms] opens the door to a remarkably wide body of research and enquiry. Most of the studies are not only very detailed but soundly based in an historical and conceptual background. The result is not easy reading but certainly provides an excellent base for understanding the interactive patterns at work in each of the areas studied.. it would be very valuable indeed to post-graduate students focusing on related problems and to senior practitioners." * Electronic Green Journal *"Informative and thought-provoking . . . Ecological Nationalisms is a must-read for serious scholars of South Asia studies." * American Anthropologist *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors 1. Introduction: Ecological Nationalisms: Claiming Nature for Making History / K. Sivaramakrishnan and Gunnel Cederlof Part One | Regional Natures, Nations, and Empire 2. Environmental History, the Spice Trade, and the State in South India / Kathleen D. Morrison 3. The Toda Tiger: Debates on Custom, Utility, and Rights in Nature, South India 1820-1843 / Gunnel Cederlof 4. Contested Forests in North-West Pakistan: The Bureaucracy between the "Ecological," the "National," and the Realities of a Nation's Frontier / Urs Geiser Part Two | Competing Nationalisms 5. Indigenous Forests: Rights, Discourses, and Resistance in Chotanagpur, 1860-2002 / Vinita Damodaran 6. Nature and Politics: The Case of Uttarakhand, North India / Antje Linkenbach 7. Indigenous Natures: Forest and Community Dynamics in Meghalaya, North-East India / Bengt G. Karlsson 8. Sacred Forests of Kodagu: Ecological Value and Social Role / Claude A. Garcia and J.-P. Pascal Part Three | Commodified Nature and National Visions 9. Knowledge Against the State: Local Perceptions of Government Interventions in the Fishery (Kerala, India) / Gotz Hoeppe 10. Shifting Cultivation, Images, and Development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh / Wolfgang Mey 11. Forest Managementin a Pukhtun Community: The Construction of Identities / Sarah Southwold-Llewellyn 12. "There Is No Life Without Wildlife": National Parks and National Identity in Bardia National Park, Western Nepal / Nina Bhatt Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFrom a history of the trade in narwhal tusks to descriptions of narwhals' vocalizations as heard through hydrophones, this book reveals the beauty and thrill of the narwhal and its habitat, and the threat it faces from a rapidly changing world.Trade Review"As one of the first general-interest books for adults dedicated to the narwhal, it's an important first start. Full of science, story, and some amazing images, Narwhals introduces us to the 'sea unicorn's' world." -- Elizabeth Bradfield * Orion *"Narwhals is reminiscent of many geographers’ first field experiences: journeys of discovery, both about the subject matter and about ourselves. . . . A lighter, more feel-good book about the joy, wonder, and Type II fun of a true research-based adventure." -- Russell Fielding * AAG Review of Books *"Anthropology, conservation, biology and local cultural and economic considerations blend effortlessly in this account. Ultimately the reader comes away with a profound awareness of the complications involved in maintaining in perpetuity a long lived species whose behavioral and ecological circumstances ironically leave it vulnerable to anthropogenic perturbations." -- Science Book and Film Review * American Association for the Advancement of Science *"His expertise shines in this pithy, entertaining book, which concludes with a sober assessment of the future for this species, one of only three truly Arctic cetaceans, in a warming world." -- Kieran Mulvaney * BBC Wildlife *"Part of the book's strength lies in how McLeish captures the vivid sensory world of the Arctic." -- Doug Norris * IndependentRI *"Todd McLeish goes deep into the narwhal— from its mythology to its biology." -- Beth Daley * The Green Blog *"McLeish provides a broad view of the narwhal's history and legend, remaining awestruck and deeply concerned for a species that remains a miraculous creation." -- Colleen Mondor * Booklist *"[The book] is a personal account of the latest scientific findings on narwhals and on ways the Arctic environment is changing. . . . [it] feels like a privilege to see one’s favorite study animal portrayed as it has been here in a well-written popular book for a broad audience." -- M. P. Heide-Jørgensen * Quarterly Review of Biology *"Based on interviews with researchers and his own research, McLeish weaves a compelling story about narwhals and the impact of the changing climate on their survival. . . . This book is a great read for general audiences and students as well as scientists interested in narwhals." * Choice *Table of ContentsPrologue 1. First Encounter 2. Whale Spotting 3. A Symphony of Moos 4. The Inside-Out Tooth 5. Mythology 6. Melting Ice 7. Greenland 8. Subsistence 9. Muktuk 10. To the East 11. Playing Catch 12. Gaining Ground 13. Looking Ahead Acknowledgments Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is a well-researched, richly detailed history of trout and trout fishing in the Mountain West that, as the author promises, 'overturns the biggest fish story ever told.'" -- John Gierach * Wall Street Journal *"Readable and thought-provoking. . . . The author does not sugarcoat the story of trout fishing in the West, and she deserves credit for being a voice for the native fish of all species that existed prior to human attempts to change nature’s plan and for documenting how the trout and angling opportunities we have in the Rocky Mountain West came to be." -- James Thull * Montana *"[A] remarkable book. Brown’s pithy, beautifully written prose conveys an important message: that anglers and managers need to stop imagining western lakes and rivers as wild places and start thinking about how the human history of Rocky Mountain trout has had a disastrous impact on ecologically significant native species that genteel recreationists too readily deemed ‘trash fish.’" -- Miles Powell * Western Historical Quarterly *"Trout Culture appealingly recounts the complex dance of environmental and social changes that led to the western icon. . . . A valuable, clear, and timely contribution. . . . Trout Culture is an excellent, engaging book that will appeal to scholars and general readers alike" -- Terence Young * Environmental History *"Engaging, perceptive, interpretive, meticulously researched and documented. . . . This careful delineation and assessment of the evolution of western trout culture will be valuable for those interested in the history of the American West as well as students of science and aquaculture." * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Headwaters 2. Trout Empire 3. Trout Culture 4. Trash Fish 5. Lunkers 6. Wild Trout Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisProving Grounds brings together a wide range of scholars across disciplines and geographical borders to deepen our understanding of the environmental impact that the U.S. military presence has had at home and abroad. The essays in this collection survey the environmental damage caused by weapons testing and military bases to local residents, animal populations, and landscapes, and they examine the military's efforts to close and repurpose basesoften as wildlife reserves. Together they present a complex and nuanced view that embraces the ironies, contradictions, and unintended consequences of U.S. militarism around the world. In complicating our understanding of the American military's worldwide presence, the essayists also reveal the rare cases when the military is actually ahead of the curve on environmental regulation compared to the private sector. The result is the most comprehensive examination to date of the U.S. military's environmental footprintfor better or worseacross the gloTrade Review"Historian Edwin Martini has assembled a fine cast of scholars for examining the environmental impact and legacy of US military bases during the twentieth century. . . . The editor and his team are to be commended for highlighting the issues and furthering informed debate." -- Christopher M. Rein * Environmental History *"Proving Grounds is an excellent collection of essays examining various aspects of the U.S. military’s relationship to the environment." -- Sasha Davis * Journal of American History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Defending the Nation, Protecting the Land 2. Weather, Otters, and Bombs 3. Incident at Galisteo 4. “This Is Really Bad Stuff Buried Here” 5. The War on Plants 6. Addressing Environmental Risks and Mobilizing Democracy? 7. Reality Revealed 8. A Wildlife Insurgency 9. Restoration and Meaning on Former Military Lands in the United States Selected Bibliography Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Spagna’s enthusiasm for their dedication and causes is irresistible. Such struggles are the real deal, after all, and what reader wouldn’t cheer on these tenacious underdogs trying to remedy past damage? We’re blessed with opportunities to make a difference, the writing shows…The lessons of her journeys, those readers can glean from these pages, are ‘Do what you can. Hope without hope. Expect the unexpected." -- Irene Wanner * Seattle Times *"The most influential book I’ve read recently. . . . It’s not a typical story of adventure, but I found it absolutely motivating to get out and learn about our wild places, cherish them, and listen to the stories of people who call them home. It also makes very clear that adventure is not just found high up on a rock face or in a deep snowy couloir – the world is full of places to take risks and dive deep into, to be curious and ambitious and wild and bold." -- Jenny Abegg * Outdoor Research Verticulture blog *Table of ContentsPrologue: The Low Ground Part One | A Red-Lettered Sign 1. Homeland 2. Willkommen 3. Revisit 4. Remediation 5. Talk Talk Part Two | Face-to-Face 6. The Red Fox and the Tule Elk 7. Tending 8. Without an Invite 9. The Circle of Life 10. What Now? Part Three | When the Walls Come Tumbling Down 11. Unequivocal 12. She Who Watches 13. Bypass 14. Restored . . . Salvaged 15. Hope without Hope 16. No Difference at All Coda: The High Ground Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Drake’s analysis succeeds in highlighting the complex and contradictory ways that conservatives have engaged in modern environmentalism....[he]contributes both to the growing literature on the rise of the conservative Right and to studies on the American environmental movement, an intersection that has been explored by few other scholars." -- James Morton Turner * American Historical Review *"Drake’s book fills an obvious void in the literature, and he should be commended for creatively pulling from across a wide landscape of antistatist political thought in the postwar period about the environment, especially in the West…[the] lively writing will keep readers engaged and certainly heading back to Abbey’s writings and Goldwater’s complicated legacy." -- Karen Merrill * Journal of American History *"This well-written and informative book is an important addition to the scant literature on the role of conservative and libertarian thought in shaping the postwar environmental consciousness. Loving Nature, Fearing the State is suited for upper-division or graduate courses in environmental history and the postwar United States. It should stimulate fruitful discussions among a generation of students who have little exposure to environmental problems outside the framework of polarized politics." -- Ian Stacy * H-Environment *"[An] important examination of the relationship between conservatism and environmentalism." -- David A. James * Alaska Dispatch News *"Original and wide-ranging research…[that] fills the void in the history of the environmental movement." -- Paul Lindholdt * Pacific Northwest Quarterly *"Since 1980, Reagan-style political conservatism and environmental preservation have been locked in a state of near-constant warfare. Historian Drake (Georgia) reveals that for most of the 20th century, the moderate and conservative Republican Right actually had been ideological kindred spirits with postwar Left-leaning environmentalists." * Choice *"The brilliance of this book is how it shows that conservative ideas and values will remain important to the environmental movement, even if many self-identified conservatives cynically ignore them." -- Phil Brick * Environmental Politics *"[A] deeply researched and thought-provoking book, which is sure to be of interest to both environmental and political historians." -- George Vrtis * Historian, The *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Foreword Introduction: Nature's Strange Bedfellows 1. Arizona Portraits: The Natural World of Barry Goldwater, Part I 2. Precious Bodily Fluids: Floridation, Environmentalism, and Antistatism 3. The Environmental Conscience of a Conservative: The Natural World of Barry Goldwater, Part II 4. Tending Nature with the Invisible Hand: The Free-Market Environmentalists 5. Like a Scarlet Thread: Into the Political Wilderness with Edward Abbey Epilogue: The Fading Green Elephant: Or the Decline of Antistatist Environmentalism Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Conjuring Property provides a rare insight into the social structure, class divisions and psychology of colonist communities. The awareness and empathy that can be taken from Campbell’s findings are his most significant contribution, and will prove valuable to anyone seeking a greater understanding of the Amazon’s complex, and often oversimplified, society." -- Catherine Morgans * Latin American Bureau’s Latin America Inside Out (LAIO) Blog *"Campbell’s excellent research and writing takes on extra significance in producing a full and nuanced ethnography of a colonist settlement in the central Brazilian Amazon. . . . An effective and dynamic portrait of this ‘frontier’ region." -- Evan Killick * Journal of Anthropological Research *"A real novelty for studies on the Amazon. It helps rethink the region’s identity and history by showing the agency of small and mid-range settlers with unprecedented precision and evidence. . . . A particularly important book for historians." -- Antoine Acker * H-LatAm *"Campbell explores in thrilling detail the way that these territorial policies have intersected with life on the ground to produce both spectacular and scandalous policy failures and the effective transformation of the region. . . . This is an honest and necessary assessment of the potentially catastrophic future that Amazonia faces emerging from this rigorous, important, and rather devastating research into how capitalism and the state are constructed on a daily basis in Amazonia." -- Brenda Baletti * AAG Review of Books *"Conjuring Property is a welcome close ethnographic account. . . . Campbell’s prose reads effortlessly, and the reader is transported from intimate conversations with homesteaders to more abstract discussions on Marx’ concept of alienation without a hint of altitude sickness. . . . The book enters the shelves of works such as Social Facts and Fabrications by Moore (1986) and Weapons of the Weak by Scott (1985)." -- Christian Lund * Journal of Agrarian Change *"A real novelty for studies on the Amazon. It helps rethink the region’s identity and history by showing the agency of small and mid-range settlers with unprecedented precision and evidence. . . . A particularly important book for historians." * H-LatAm *"Conjuring Property provides particularly salient lessons for anthropologists as well as multidisciplinary researchers and practitioners of conservation, development, and environmental governance." -- Jeffrey Hoelle * American Ethnologist (AE) *"Shows how the land law in Brazil has evolved since the Amazon colonization era and how the government and many NGOs influenced local communities to participate in development planning and the propagation of development concepts in land claiming in the Amazon." -- Marcellus M. Caldas * Journal of Latin American Geography *"One of far too few works in the literature on the Brazilian Amazon today explicitly focused on the fate and visons of colonizers. . . . [Campbell] shows unique evidence of the colonizers simultaneously claiming land under sustainable development schemes while not giving up on other land claims based on past land regularization schemes. . . . The book sheds light on how property is not a fixed category and comprises part of a political economy in formation." -- Martin Delaroche * Anthropos *"Demonstrates how colonists conjucture, speculate, and manipulate the environment, and each other’s labor, in hope that their rationale and actions will fit desired state-sanctioned property forms in the future. . . . [A] complex and well-written ethnography. . . . Describes how improvisation transforms into legitimacy through an emerging neoliberal order that is ‘rigged for theft and destruction.'" -- John Ben Soileau * Anthropology and Humanism *"Conjuring Property moves easily between critical theory, history, and ethnographic narrative. The tempo is well-suited for undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental and political anthropology, rural sociology, and ethnographic writing and methods. I highly recommended it." * Anthropology and Humanism *Table of ContentsForeword by K. Sivaramakrishnan Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction | Real Estate in Wild Country 1. Frontier Capitalism and Figuring the State 2. The Labors of Grilagem 3. Speculative Accumulation 4. Living Proleptically in the Environmental Era 5. Regularization and the Land Question Conclusion | On Property and Devastation Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A casual reading shows this book to be a soundly researched, deftly written collection of anecdotes set in narrative form. A more careful review will show that it is much more than this. . . . Recommended." * Choice *"Di Stefano's research is showcased in the book's second half where she takes up the issue of blame, especially by dissecting killer avalanches that led to court cases intent on determining who was responsible for the tragedies. . . By serving as an excellent case study on the development of liability law, Encounters in Avalanche Country provides new windows into understanding human encounters with violent natures." -- Marcus Hall * H-Net *"This riveting tale is part history, part outdoor narrative, and part legal thriller. Di Stefano, a history professor at University of Alaska, Fairbanks, crafted a tale of how early avalanches affected mining towns and railroads at the turn of the last century. . . .Di Stefano’s treatise is an interesting read." -- Christopher Van Tilburg * Wilderness & Environmental Medicine *"Encounters in Avalanche Country is written in a lively manner that will be enjoyed by the general public while being well documented for the scholar. This book could be used in classes on the American West, environmental history, legal history, and more, or given as a gift to anyone interested in the settling of the Mountain West." -- Jean A Stuntz * Environmental History *"Di Stefano presents an interesting overview of how residents in various western settlements adapted and responded to the threat of avalanches, and provides insight into Gilded Age politics and the manner in which this rugged terrain became integrated into the social and economic fabric of the United States and Canada." -- Christian Harrison * Montana: The Magazine of Western History *"Encounters in Avalanche Country is a well-documented exploration effectively shaped by the originality of its approach. It should be of specific interest to historians investigating litigation anent liability, but it surely would engage anyone wanting to know more about the asperities endured by our western ancestors." -- Michael Johnson * American Historical Review *"Ranging from Alaska to the California Sierra and Colorado Rockies, the book covers a tremendous amount of ground both physically and historiographically." -- Michael Childers * Pacific Northwest Quarterly *"Encounters in Avalanche Country is a well-written and fascinating peek into a unique part of western life." -- Brad F. Raley * Historian, The *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Map of Avalanche Country Study Areas Introduction: Arrival in Avalanche Country 1. Survival Strategies: 1820– 1860 2. Mountain Miners, Skiing Mailmen, and Itinerant Preachers: 1850–1895 3. Industrial Mining and Risk 4. Railway Workers and Mountain Towns: 1870–1910 5. Who’s to Blame? 6. Disaster in the Cascades 7. Topping v. Great Northern Railway Company 8. Departure from Avalanche Country Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"In the Andrews Experimental Forest, ‘experimental’ is the domain of the scientist and writer alike. It is also the domain of the forest itself. . . . Forest Under Story seems keenly aware that the most important feature of language involves listening. When writers listen to the forest, when they press their ears against the bark of a hemlock or yew, the forest always speaks, however softly." -- Lawrence Lenhart * High Country News *"The publication of Forest Under Story represents a turning point in cross-disciplinary collaboration between scientists and writers. . . . Forest Under Story is very successful in its ability to inspire in the reader an ecological awareness of the temperate forests in Oregon and elsewhere." -- Erik F. Ringle * ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment *"Forest Under Story demonstrates that a holistic survey of any forest includes not just data, charts and EIS, but also stories and reflections from the human heart." * Cascadia Weekly (2016 Gift Guide for Greenies) *Table of ContentsMaps Charles Goodrich | Entries into the Forest Part One | Research and Revelation 1. The Long Haul / Robert Michael Pyle 2. The Web / Alison Hawthorne Deming 3. Scope: Ten Small Essays / John R. Campbell 4. Ground Work: Natural History of the Andrews Forest Landscape 5. Threads / Vicki Graham 6. Interview with a Watershed / Robin Wall Kimmerer 7. One-Day Field Count / Michael G. Smith 8. Specimens Collected at the Clear-Cut / Alison Hawthorne Deming 9. Forest Duff: A Poetic Sampling / Kristin Berger 10. Pacific Dogwood / Jerry Martien 11. Riparian / Sandra Alcosser 12. Ground Word: Old Growth 13. Each Step an Entry / Linda Hogan 14. Cosymbionts, The Art of Science & from Drainage Basin, Lookout Creek / Vicki Graham 15. Log Decomposition / Joan Maloof 16. Decomposition and Memory / Aaron M. Ellison 17. Ground Word: Decomposition 18. In the Experimental Forest, & Notes for a Prose Poem: Scientific Questions One Could Ask 19. Among the Douglas-Firs / Joseph Bruchac 20. From “Where the Forests Breath” / Brian Turner 21. From “Varieties of Attentiveness” / Freeman House 22. Poetry-Science Gratitude Duet / Alison Hawthorne Deming and Frederick J. Swanson Part Two | Change and Continuity 1. Genesis: Primeval Rivers and Forests / Pattiann Rogers 2. Forests and People: a meandering reflection on changing relationships between forests and human culture / Bill Yake 3. From “Out of Time” / Scott Slovic 4. “Ten-Foot Gnarly Stick” and “Pondering” / James Bertoli 5. In the Palace of Rot / Thomas Lowe Fleischner 6. Ground Work: Disturbance 7. New Channel / Jeff Fearnside 8. Slough, Decay, and the Odor of Soil / Bill Yake 9. From “The Mountain Lion” / Tim Fox 10. Ground Work: Northern Spotted Owl 11. The Other Side of the Clear-Cut / Laird Christensen 12. Clear-Cut / Joan Maloof 13. Ground Work: Forest Practices 14. Hope Tour: Three Stops / Lori Anderson Moseman 15. Purity and Change: Reflections in an Old-Growth Forest / John Elder Part Three | Borrowing Others’ Eyes 1. Wild Ginger / Jane Hirshfield 2. This Day, Tomorrow, and the Next / Pattiann Rogers 3. Portrait: Parsing My Wife as Lookout Creek / Andrew C. Gottlieb 4. On Assignment in the H.J. Andrews, the Poet Thinks of Her Ovaries / Maya Jewell Zeller 5. Piles of Pale Green / Joseph Bruchac 6. Design / Jerry Martien 7. Listening to Water / Robin Wall Kimmerer 8. Ground Work: Water 9. For the Lobaria, Usnea, Witch’s Hair, Map Lichen, Ground Lichen, Shield Lichen / Jane Hirshfield 10. The Owl, Spotted / Alison Hawthorne Deming 11. From “Field Notes” / Thomas Lowe Fleischner 12. Return of the dead log people / Jerry Martien 13. Denizens of Decay / Tom A. Titus 14. Ground Work: Soundscape 15. Mind in the Forest / Scott Russell Sanders 16. Coda / Vicki Graham 17. Afterword: Advice to a Future Reader / Kathleen Dean Moore For Further Reading About the Editors About the Contributors Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Howe’s strong insight into how individuals, institutions, and governments interact produces a fascinating yet distressing story, proving that despite its aspirations towards objectivity, applied science historically is a flawed, human tale approaching a classical tragedy." * Publisher’s Weekly *"Fastidiously researched….there are no clear heroes and villains…Howe relates a multi-layered conflict that is leading us to a catastrophe of biblical proportions." -- Nick Walker * South China Morning Post *"In Howe’s Behind the Curve we have a good story, and an instructive one. It is not the only story to tell about climate change and it won’t be the last. But it is one that should be listened to." -- Mike Hulme * Climatic Change *"As the debate rages on…read about it here." -- Robert E. Hoopes * Wildlife Activist *"[E]xcellent...the first study to explore the links between climate science and postwar politics in depth." -- Fredrik Albritton Jonsson * Public Books *"Howe's take on the role of scientists as advocates for political action will be of interest to anyone concerned with the politics of climate change." -- Martin Mahoney * Topograph *"An exhaustive look at scientific, political and social responses to climate change, starting with the discovery of the greenhouse effect in 1958." -- James Helmsworth * Willamette Week *"Page after page, Behind the Curve demonstrates the profound tension between science and politics—or more accurately, the anxiety among scientists that their credibility would be torpedoed if they allowed themselves to be lured from the safe harbor of factual inquiry into the treacherous shoals of politics." -- Chris Lydgate * Reed Magazine *Table of ContentsForeword by William Cronon Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Cold War Roots of Global Warming 2. Scientists, Environmentalists, and the Global Atmosphere 3. Making the Global Environment 4. Climate, the Environment, and Scientific Activism 5. The Politics of Dissent 6. The IPCC and the Primacy of Science 7. The Gospel of the Market Epilogue Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"These carefully selected writings . . . allow environmental historians to see the evolution of an idea that was formative to our field, and demonstrates that wilderness remains a compelling concept to explore relationships between humans and nonhuman beings." -- Sarah Mittlefehldt * H-Net Reviews *"Howard Zahniser (1906–1964) lived and worked in a world of words, and Harvey (North Dakota State Univ.) has done an exemplary job of arranging Zahniser's own words to reveal his heart and soul, from his spiritual foundations as a child to his eight-year battle to secure passage of the Wilderness Act of 1964." * Choice *Table of ContentsForeword by William Cronon Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Makings of a Nature Writer 2. Transition to the Wilderness Society 3. Campaigning for Wilderness 4. Threats to Wild Lands 5. The Campaign for the Wilderness Bill 6. The Last Hurdle 7. Testimonies Excerpts Selected Bibliography Permissions Index

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Book SynopsisThe Carbon Efficient City shows how regional economies can be aligned with practices that drive carbon efficiency. It details ten strategies for reducing carbon emissions in our cities: standardized measurement, frameworks that support innovation, regulatory alignment, reducing consumption, reuse and restoration, focus on neighborhoods, providing spaces for nature, use of on-site life cycles for water and energy, coordination of regional transportation, and emphasis on solutions that delight people. Although climate change is recognized as an urgent concern, local and national governments, nonprofits, and private interests often work at cross purposes in attempting to address it. The Carbon Efficient City's focus on concrete, achievable measures that can be implemented in a market economy gives it broad appeal to professionals and engaged citizens across the political spectrum. Watch the book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg3h0-fhYyATrade Review". . . a systematic approach that can make a difference. . . in areas like building construction, land use, transportation, electricity generation and how consumers can choose value while at the same time playing a role in a carbon efficient economy." -- Robert E. Hoopes * Wildlife Book Reviews *"Modestly named, it's nothing less than a 'best practices' manual for achieving carbon neutrality . . . framing the challenge culturally and legally, and using available technologies and political strategies to meet it. . . . Words to live by as we look forward." -- Clair Enlow * Daily Journal of Commerce *Table of ContentsForeword by Denis Hayes Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Measure for Measure 2. The Invisible Hand 3. Regulatory Roadblocks 4. Reduce 5. Built to Last 6. Great Neighborhoods 7. Spaces for Nature 8. On-Site Life Cycles 9. Regional Transportation 10. Delight 11. Making a Dent Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"An engaging case study of a whole bundle of environmental and social issues (pollution, hydropower politics, Indian rights, resource economics) that should matter to people all over the country." * New York Times Book Review *"A wonderful, disturbing, and thought-provoking history of the Columbia River, Northwest Passage is a remarkable book, first of all in its scope and complexity. Here is a fine blend of natural history, of human history, and of political history." * Washington Post Book World *Table of ContentsIntroduction to the 2016 Edition Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Picnic in the Coulee 2. The River of Imagination 3. Vagrant and Most Dangerous 4. Beginning and End 5. The Sculpted River 6. Comcomly’s Head 7. In Heathen Lands to Dwell 8. The River That Was 9. Out Here 10. The Inland Empire 11. The Electric Revolution 12. The Biggest Thing on Earth 13. The House of Lies 14. The Salmon Gauntlet 15. The Poisoned River 16. Cloudville Epilogue A Columbia River Chronology Major Dams of the Columbia Basin Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"For the Seattle history buff it’s a must read; for the urbanist it broadens the sense of what the city is, who it’s for, and how critters are partners in shaping urban life." -- Knute Berger * Crosscut *"Meticulous and thoughtful . . . Through impressive mining of primary sources, Frederick L. Brown weaves together urban history, environmental history, and geography through the forgotten stories of human-animal relations. . . . Teachers of environmental history should consider this titlefor undergraduate classrooms." * Environmental History *"Virtually any Northwest community would recognize itself in much of this book. . . . The City Is More Than Human is a tough but valuable read, challenging us to consider our actions and attitudes toward other species." -- Barbara Lloyd McMichael * Kitsap Sun *"Brown’s book is a welcome addition to the thriving study of animals in urban and American history." * Pacific Historical Review *Table of ContentsForeword | The Animal Turn in Urban History / Paul S. Sutter Introduction 1. Beavers, Cougars, and Cattle | Constructing the Town and the Wilderness 2. Cows | Closing the Grazing Commons 3. Horses | The Rise and Decline of Urban Equine Workers 4. Dogs and Cats | Loving Pets in Urban Homes 5. Cattle, Pigs, Chickens, and Salmon | Eating Animals on Urban Plates Conclusion Acknowledgments Appendix: Methodology List of Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForeword: Postwar America’s Nuclear Paradox / Paul S. Sutter Acknowledgments Introduction | Nature and the Nuclear Consensus in Postwar America Part One | First Reactions 1. Leslie Groves, Report on the Trinity Test, 1945 2. Harry S. Truman, White House Statement on the Bombing of Hiroshima, 1945 3. Nagasaki Mushroom Cloud, 1945 4. Joseph H. Willits, “Social Adjustments to Atomic Energy,” 1946 5. Headline Comics, Atomic Man, 1946 6. Arthur H. Compton, “The Atomic Crusade and Its Social Implications,” 1947 7. H. M. Parker, “Speculations on Long-Range Waste Disposal Hazards,” 1948 8. General Advisory Committee Reports on Building the H-Bomb, 1949 9. Lewis L. Strauss to Harry S. Truman, 1949 Part Two | Building Consensus 1. National Security Council Report 68, 1950 2. Federal Civil Defense Administration, This Is Civil Defense, 1951 3. Federal Civil Defense Administration, Women in Civil Defense, 1952 4. Dwight D. Eisenhower, “Address before the General Assembly of the United Nations on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy,” 1953 5. Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation, “What does Atomic Energy really mean to you?” 1953 6. Lewis L. Strauss, “My Faith in the Atomic Future,” 1955 7. Heinz Haber, The Walt Disney Story of Our Friend the Atom, 1956 8. Bureau of Public Roads, A Preliminary Report on Highway Needs for Civil Defense, 1956 9. Walter Reuther, Atoms for Peace: A Separate Opinion, 1956 Part Three | Challenging Consensus 1. Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein, “The Russell-Einstein Manifesto,” 1955 2. Roger Revelle and Milner B. Schaefer, “General Considerations Concerning the Ocean as a Receptacle for Artificially Radioactive Materials,” 1957 3. Atomic Energy Commission, Atomic Tests in Nevada, 1957 4. National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy, “We Are Facing a Danger Unlike Any Danger That Has Ever Existed,” 1957 5. Atomic Energy Commission, Atoms for Peace U.S.A., 1958 6. Barry Commoner, “The Fallout Problem,” 1958 7. Edward Teller, “The Plowshare Program,” 1959 8. Office of Civil Defense and Mobilization, Fallout Maps, 1959 9. Herman Kahn and H. H. Mitchell, The Postattack Environment, 1961 10. Margaret Mead, “Are Shelters the Answer?” 1961 11. Women Strike for Peace Milk Campaign, 1961 12. Atomic Energy Commission, Annual Report, 1962 13. John F. Kennedy, “Commencement Address at American University,” 1963 14. David E. Lilienthal, Change, Hope, and the Bomb, 1963 15. John F. Kennedy, “Address to the American People on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty,” 1963 Part Four | Confronting Paradox 1. Glenn T. Seaborg, “Environmental Effects of Producing Electric Power,” 1969 2. Minnesota Environmental Control Citizens Association, Anti-Nuclear Pamphlet, ca. 1969 3. Lenore Marshall, “The Nuclear Sword of Damocles,” 1971 4. Calvert Cliffs’ Coordinating Committee, Inc., v. United States Atomic Energy Commission, 1971 5. William R. Gould, “The State of the Atomic Industry,” 1974 6. Committee on the Present Danger, “Common Sense and the Common Danger,” 1976 7. Ralph W. Deuster, “Rx for the ‘Back’ of the Cycle,” 1976 8. Leonard Rifas, All-Atomic Comics, 1976 9. David N. Merrill, “Nuclear Siting and Licensing Process,” 1978 10. Helen Caldicott, Nuclear Madness, 1978 11. Abalone Alliance, “Declaration of Nuclear Resistance,” 1978 12. Report of the President’s Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island, 1979 13. Gloria Gregerson, Radiation Exposure and Compensation, 1981 Part Five | Renewal 1. David E. Lilienthal, Atomic Energy: A New Start, 1980 2. Ronald Reagan, “Address to Members of the British Parliament,” 1982 3. Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 4. Jonathan Schell, The Fate of the Earth, 1982 5. Ronald Reagan, “Address to the Nation on Defense and National Security,” 1983 6. Carl Sagan, “The Nuclear Winter,” 1983 7. Office of Technology Assessment, Nuclear Power in an Age of Uncertainty, 1984 8. Campaign for a Nuclear Free Future, ca. 1984 9. Bernard Lown, “A Prescription for Hope,” 1985 10. Elizabeth Macias, High-Level Nuclear Waste Issues, 1987 11. Ronald Reagan, “Address to the 42nd Session of the United Nations,” 1987 12. Editors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, “A New Era,” 1991 Epilogue | The Nuclear Present 1. David Albright, Kathryn Buehler, and Holly Higgins, “Bin Laden and the Bomb,” 2002 2. Allison M. Macfarlane, “Yucca Mountain and High-Level Nuclear Waste Disposal,” 2006 3. Oregon Department of Energy, Hanford Cleanup: The First Twenty Years, 2009 4. Mark Z. Jacobson, “Nuclear Power Is Too Risky,” 2010 5. President’s Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future, Report to the Secretary of Energy, 2012 6. Nuclear Energy Institute, “Nuclear Energy: Powering America’s Future,” 2013 7. Ken Caldeira, Kerry Emanuel, James Hansen, and Tom Wigley, “To Those Influencing Environmental Policy but Opposed to Nuclear Power,” 2013 8. Latuff Cartoons, Fukushima Cartoon, 2014 9. John Asafu-Adjaye et al., “An Ecomodernist Manifesto,” 2015 Index

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Book SynopsisA collection of 59 essays aiming to demonstrate the thinking and development of Aldo Leopold, who propelled the US conservation movement from garden to government agencies. He was one of the first to recognize the importance of ecology while it was emerging as a new scientific discipline.

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Book SynopsisExamines the perspectives of artists, writers, native peoples and ecologists who recognized the beauty of the prairie. The text considers the connections between aesthetics and economics, landscape and culture, politics and ethics, as illustrated by the prairie in American civilization.

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Book SynopsisAn exploration of the origins and lasting influence of two contesting but intertwined discourses that persist today when we use the words ""landscape"", ""country"", ""scenery"", and, ""nature"". The ideas of land and country are tracked through Anglo-American history.

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Book SynopsisWorking closely with Muir's family and with his papers, Linnie Marsh Wolfe was able to create a full portrait of her subject, not only as America's firebrand conservationist and founder of the national park system, but also as husband, father, and friend.

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Book SynopsisThe simple idea - a day set aside to focus on protecting our natural environment - was the brainchild of US Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. This book presents the life of Nelson, a small-town boy who learned his values and progressive political principles at an early age, is woven through the political history of the twentieth century.Trade ReviewHis story is an inspiration. - Al Gore ""Gaylord Nelson, the creative author of Earth Day, is the leading figure in American environmentalism. His prophetic opposition to the American war in Vietnam makes him a foreign policy statesman of the highest rank. During long years in the U.S. House and Senate I came to know many good men and women - and a few great ones. Gaylord is one of the great ones, as this brilliant, well researched biography makes clear."" - George McGovern ""This beautifully written biography reveals a man of great diligence, who possessed the ability to mobilize citizens, senators and presidents to make a stand for 'an environment of decency, quality and mutual respect for all living creatures."" - E Magazine

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Book SynopsisAncient glaciers passed by the Driftless Area and waterways vein its interior, forming an enchanting, enigmatic landscape of sharp ridgetops and deep valleys. The Driftless Reader gathers writings that highlight the unique natural and cultural history, landscape, and literature of this region that encompasses southwestern Wisconsin and adjacent Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois.Trade ReviewA timely resource for anyone interested in the natural and cultural history of the Driftless Area. The varied texts create a kaleidoscopic portrait that shifts and reassembles with each new view that is offered."" - Beth Lynch,Luther College""As unique as the Driftless bioregion is, so are the writings, old and new, of our region. This land speaks clearly through these words to reflect our collective love of the Driftless, our common sense, our community spirit, and the unique characters we are."" - George Siemon, chief executive, Organic Valley/CROPP CooperativeTable of Contents List of Illustrations Credits Preface Acknowledgments Editors’ Note 1 Geologic Origins Getting to Black Earth (2013), Patricia Monaghan From Roadside Geology of Wisconsin (2004), Robert H. Dott Jr. and John W. Attig From Wisconsin’s Foundations (2004), Gwen M. Schultz From “Preliminary Paper on the Driftless Area of the Upper Mississippi Valley” (1885), T. C. Chamberlin and Rollin D. Salisbury From “The Pleistocene History of Northeastern Iowa” (1891), W J McGee Watch for Fallen Rock (2012), Katherine Mead 2 Ancient Peoples Wisconsin Mounds (1963), Edna Meudt From Twelve Millennia: Archaeology of the Upper Mississippi River Valley (2003), James L. Theler and Robert F. Boszhart From Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal (2001), Patty Loew From “Notes Respecting Certain Indian Mounds and Earthworks, in the Form of Animal Effigies, Chiefly in the Wisconsin Territory, U.S.” (1838), Richard C. Taylor From Buried Indians: Digging Up the Past in a Midwestern Town (2006), Laurie Hovell McMillin From Oneota Flow: The Upper Iowa River and Its People (2009), David S. Faldet Wisconsin’s Cave of Wonders (2003), E. Barrie Kavasch 3 Historical Ecologies Meditations (1931), Laura Sherry From “Notes on the Journey West” (1861), Henry David Thoreau From Caddie Woodlawn (1936), Carol Ryrie Brink From “An Ecological Survey of the Driftless Area of Illinois and Wisconsin” (1909), H. S. Pepoon From The Vegetation of Wisconsin (1959), John T. Curtis From “Reconstructing Vegetation Past: Pre-Euro-American Vegetation for the Midwest Driftless Area, USA” (2014), Monika E. Shea, Lisa A. Schulte, and Brian J. Palik Changes in Wildlife Over Time (2012), Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Desoto Hills (1951), Cecile Houghton Stury 4 Native Voices Native Names on the Land The Story of Devil’s Lake (1930), Ulysses S. White Statement to U.S. Indian Commissioners at Prairie du Chien (1829), Hoowaneka/Huwanika (Little Elk) From Life of Black Hawk or Mà-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kià-Kiàk (1833), Black Hawk From A Canoe Voyage Up the Minnay Sotor (1847), George William Featherstonhaugh From “Narrative of Spoon Decorah” (1887), Spoon Decorah From Mountain Wolf Woman, Sister of Crashing Thunder (1961), Xehaciwi?ga (Mountain Wolf Woman) 5 Explorations La Crosse at Ninety Miles an Hour (1953), Richard Eberhart From Le Premier Voÿage qu’a Fait Le P. Marquette . . . [Of the First Voyage Made by Father Marquette . . . ] (1674), Jacques Marquette From The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike to Headwaters of the Mississippi River (1810), Zebulon Montgomery Pike From Narrative Journal of Travels through the Northwestern Regions of the United States (1821), Henry R. Schoolcraft Recess in the Bluffs near MacGregor (1863), John Muir From “Landscape and Home: Environmental Traditions in Wisconsin” (1990), William Cronon From Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses (2003), Robin Wall Kimmerer Old Man Fishing (1960), August Derleth 6 Early Economies Diggings (2011), Alice D’Alessio Life in the Diggings (1898), Henry E. Legler Public Land Sale (1847), James M. Goodhue From “Recollections of Antoine Grignon” (1914), Antoine Grignon From A Raft Pilot’s Log (1930), Walter A. Blair From History of the White Pine Industry in Minnesota (1949), Agnes M. Larson From Order Upon the Land (1976), Hildegard Binder Johnson Dreamers (1931), Laura Case Sherry 7 Settler Stories Sesquicentennial Song, for Wisconsin Statehood, 1848 (2008), Thomas R. Smith From Wau-Bun: The Early Day in the Northwest (1873), Juliette Kinzie Macaja Revels Camped at a Stream of Water (2013), Fabu From A Badger Boy in Blue (1862), Chauncey Cooke From The Kickapoo Valley: The Gem of Wisconsin (1896), Gertrude Frazier and Rose B. Poff “Every Time I Travel the Great River Road . . .” (1990), Pearl Swiggum Yanys (2010), Jacqueline West 8 Farming Lives Me and My Man (1931), Laura Sherry From Incidents of a Journey from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin Territory (1837), William Rudolph Smith From A Son of the Middle Border (1917), Hamlin Garland From Little House in the Big Woods (1932), Laura Ingalls Wilder From The Land Remembers: The Story of a Farm and Its People (1975), Ben Logan It Is Natural (2006), Lynne Burgess 9 Waterways The Pinery Boy (1926), Collected by Franz Rickaby From Life on the Mississippi (1883), Mark Twain From American Places (1981), Wallace Stegner Water Song (2013), Catherine Young From Crossing the Driftless: A Canoe Trip through a Midwestern Landscape (2015), Lynne Diebel War (1956), Joseph Langland 10 Conserving Lands From Wisconsin Sketches (1973), Robert E. Gard Coon Valley: An Adventure in Cooperative Conservation (1935), Aldo Leopold From Frank Lloyd Wright: An Autobiography (1943), Frank Lloyd Wright Letter from the Old Order Amish Churches (1995) An Ecological Play on a Stage Known as Dunlap Hollow (1998), Stanley Temple From A Thousand Pieces of Paradise: Landscape and Property in the Kickapoo Valley (2005), Lynne Heasley Frac Sand Song (2013), Emmett J. Doyle 11 Communities in Transition Driftless Elegy (2013), Mark Wunderlich “Richland Center, the Cradle of Su¤rage in Wisconsin: How Earliest Enthusiasts Led Sisters” (1924), Mary Elizabeth Hussong From The Driftless Zone; or, A Novel Concerning the Selective Outmigration from Small Cities (1997), Rick Harsch From Driftless (2008), David Rhodes Postville: Iowa’s Entry into the Post-Modern (2009), Robert Wolf Things I Love About Where I Am (2012), Kathe Davis 287 12 Futures Broken Gates (2012), Ken McCullough From Way Station (1963), Clifford D. Simak From Going Driftless: Life Lessons from the Heartland for Unraveling Times (2015), Stephen Lyons From Jerusalem Creek: Journeys into Driftless Country (2002), Ted Leeson From The Driftless Land: Spirit of Place in the Upper Mississippi Valley (2010), Kevin Koch Sources and Further Readings Index

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Book SynopsisIt was 1978, and gray wolves had been extinct in Wisconsin for twenty years. Still, there were rumors from the state's northwestern counties that they had returned. Dick Thiel, then a college student with a passion for wolves, was determined to find out. This is his engrossing account of tracking and protecting the recovery of wolves in Wisconsin.Trade ReviewWe follow individual wolves as they are born, mate, and form new packs; and we share the author's joy of finding new wolves, his excitement of following them with radio collars, and his sadness when some of them are shot. . . . [An] excellent look at fieldwork in the wilds of the Midwest."" - Booklist""Wryly recounts the days when blizzards, broken-down vehicles, misinformed politicians, and uncooperative hunters made 'DNR wolf biologist' a less-than-appealing career."" - Animal Keepers' Forum""A wonderful addition to the library of any biologist, conservationist, or interested enthusiast for wolves."" - Quarterly Review of Biology""[Thiel] fills his descriptions of fieldwork with humor and warmth."" - Capital TimesTable of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments to the Second Edition Phantoms of the Forest Beginnings The First Winter Dust, Mosquitoes, and a Few Collared Wolves Trying Times What’s in a Name? Deer, the Wolf’s Bread (and Bane) of Life All in the Family Murphy’s Law Boy, Would I Love Your Job! They Shoot the Messenger, Don’t They? Stepping Down and Moving On The Wolves Return Living with People Epilogue Notes Index

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Book SynopsisBased on detailed research and interviews, Ian G. Baird documents the golden age of the Brao, including the voices of those who are too frequently omitted from official records. Rise of the Brao challenges scholars to look beyond the prevailing historical narratives to consider the nuanced perspectives of peripheral or marginal regions.Table of Contents Preface vii Acknowledgments xi List of Abbreviations xiii Glossary xv Introduction: The Golden Age of the Brao of Northeastern Cambodia 3 PART 1 1 The Brao and Their Early Involvement in the Khmer Rouge 25 2 Brao Discontent with the Khmer Rouge and Their Exodus from Cambodia to Vietnam and Laos 63 3 The Deterioration of Vietnam-Cambodia Relations, Preparations in Vietnam, and the Attack on the Khmer Rouge 94 PART 2 4 Organizing Post–Khmer Rouge Northeastern Cambodia and the Rise of the Brao 145 5 The Development of Northeastern Cambodia, 1979 to 1989 171 6 The Security and Military Circumstances in Northeastern Cambodia, 1979 to 1989 202 7 Experiences with People from Vietnam, Laos, and Eastern Europe, 1979 to 1989 233 PART 3 8 Transitions in Northeastern Cambodia in the Late 1980s and Early 1990s 265 Conclusion: Lessons from the 1980s 281 Appendix: Prominent People 291 Notes 305 References 333 Index 351

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Book SynopsisThe disappearance of tropical forests is a problem for the world environment. In this book, experts on four rainforest sights in Central and South America - Manaus, Brazil; Manu Park, Peru; Barro Colorado Island, Panama; and La Selva, Costa Rica - compare the characteristics of these systems.

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Book SynopsisThis attempt to juxtapose the histories of Britain, western science and imperialism argues that expansion led to increasing knowledge. Science was fed by information culled from around the globe, aiding imperialism by guiding the exploitation of exotic climes and making conquest seem beneficial.

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Book SynopsisNothofagus - southern beeches - is a genus which grows in southern temperate zone regions separated by large oceans. This work focuses on the distribution, history and ecology of Nothofagus, seeking thereby to provide a clearer understanding of modern vegetation patterns in the southern hemisphere.

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Book SynopsisThis text presents the key concepts of environmental science for those who are not natural scientists. It offers a way to improve environmental literacy - the capacity to understand the connections between humans and their environment. There are reading lists for each topic covered.

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Book SynopsisThis text presents the results of the a long-running and comprehensive study of forest fragmentation, the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP) in central Amazonia. The study includes baseline data from before isolation from continuous forest took place.

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Book SynopsisThis work argues that the dedication of the Americans to maintaining beautiful lawns is contributing to the environmental problems facing the planet. It offers strategies for creating aesthetically pleasing and ecologically sound lawns. This updated edition adds a new chapter and illustrations.Trade Review"An extremely readable summation of the origins of the addiction to lawns, and of the environmental reasons why Americans should kick the habit." Anne Raver, New York Times Book Review "A manual for improving a large part of the American environment while reducing pollution, saving Americans a large amount of money, and beautifying the landscape." Edward O. Wilson"

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