The Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples

The Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples

by TimothyFlannery (Author)

Synopsis

An account of the ecological history of North America over the last 65 million years, from the arrival of the largest asteroid ever to hit the Earth, through the evolution of North America's landscape, mountains, forests, prairies, volcanoes, and rivers, its climate and flora and fauna, and the Burgess shale, through the story of the Native Americans to the arrival of the European invaders.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Edition: New
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 02 May 2002

ISBN 10: 0099286750
ISBN 13: 9780099286752

Media Reviews
'Tim Flannery's account of North America from the end of the dinosaurs to the rise of Hollywood makes a thrilling, beautifully written story. It will fascinate Americans and non-Americans alike.' Jared Diamond
Author Bio
Born in 1956, Tim Flannery is the director of the South Australian Museum in Adelaide. He was previously visiting Professor of Australian Studies at Harvard.