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American Environmental History
Contributor(s): Warren, Louis S. (Editor)
ISBN: 0631228632     ISBN-13: 9780631228639
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $156.04  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: February 2003
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General
- History | United States - General
- Business & Economics | Development - Sustainable Development
Dewey: 333.720
LCCN: 2002008002
Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural Hist
Physical Information: 1.32" H x 6.04" W x 9.36" (1.48 lbs) 380 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Ecology
 
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Publisher Description:
This compilation of seminal essays and primary documents introduces students to the most exciting scholarship and writing on the of environmental history in the United States. Subjects include the changing American landscape, soil epidemics, waste disposal, industrial development, conservation, and the environmental movement.

  • Introduces students to the most exciting scholarship and writing on the subject of environmental history in the United States.
  • Contains primary documents that illustrate the conditions, perception, and influences of environmental issues from the pre-Columbian era to the present.
  • Subjects include the changing American landscape, soil epidemics, waste disposal, industrial development, conservation, and the environmental movement.
  • Includes an editorial introduction, headnotes, and suggestions for further reading.