"All those interested in North America's environmental history will treasure this volume for its trenchant
commentary, its judicious selection of recent scholarship, and its illuminating documents and images."
--Karl Jacoby, Brown University
"A skillfully edited, lively collection that examines the interplay of culture, politics, and nature in the
American past. An excellent choice for environmental history courses."
--Mark Fiege, Colorado State University
Publisher Web Site, October, 2003
Summary
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.
Table of Contents
Series Editor's Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction: What Is Environmental History?
1. The Natures of Indian America before Columbus.
2. The Other Invaders: Deadly Diseases and Extraordinary Animals.
3. Colonial Natures: Marketing The Countryside.
4. Forest and Plantation in Nineteenth-Century America.
5. Urban Nature and Urban Reforms.
6. Markets, and the Disappearing Bison.
7. The Many Uses of Conservation.
8. National Parks and The Trouble With Wilderness.
9. Something In The Wind: Radiation, Pesticides, and Air Pollution.
10. Environmental Protection and The Environmental Movement.
11. Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice.
12. Backlash against the Environmental Movement.
13. Legacies.
