Saving America's Wildlife: Ecology and the American Mind, 1850-1990
- ISBN-10
- 0691224277
- ISBN-13
- 9780691224275
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 239
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-02-09
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Author
- Thomas Dunlap
Description
Through an account of evolving ideas about wolves and coyotes, Thomas Dunlap shows how American attitudes toward animals have changed.
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