American Environmental History: An Introduction (Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures)

by Carolyn Merchant (Author), Carolyn Merchant (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2007

  $35.17

  Beginning with the precolonial land-use practice of Native Americans and concluding with twenty-first century concerns over our global ecological crisis, this book addresses issues such as preservation of wilderness, expulsion of native peoples from national parks, and population growth, and considers formative forces of gender, race, and class.