from wells or later led from reservoirs via rivers, aqueducts, and pipes to be swallowed by the city and its inhabitants. Trees were cut for fuel to cook the food that entered its digestive system. The city also had an elimination ...
Storm Watchers: The Turbulent History of Weather Prediction from Franklin's Kite to El Niño. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, ... Our Affair with El Niño: How We Transformed an Enchanting Peruvian Current into a Global Climate Hazard.
This text surveys findings of the new field of Environmental History about how the environment of the Americas influenced the actions of people here and how people affected their environments, from prehistory to the present"--Textbook Web ...
Ideal for students and researchers studying American environmental history and for those seeking historical perspectives on contemporary environmental challenges, this book will earn a place in the libraries of anyone with an interest in ...
Ideal for students and researchers studying American environmental history and for those seeking historical perspectives on contemporary environmental challenges, this book will earn a place in the libraries of anyone with an interest in ...
American Environmental History: The Exploitation and Conservation of Natural Resources
"After years of teaching Environmental History at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst without a textbook, Dan Allosso decided to take matters into his own hands.
American Environmental History
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.