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Paradise Found

Author : Steve Nicholls
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226583422
Total Pages : 535 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book Paradise Found written by Steve Nicholls and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first Europeans to set foot on North America stood in awe of the natural abundance before them. The skies were filled with birds, seas and rivers teemed with fish, and the forests and grasslands were a hunter’s dream, with populations of game too abundant and diverse to even fathom. It’s no wonder these first settlers thought they had discovered a paradise of sorts. Fortunately for us, they left a legacy of copious records documenting what they saw, and these observations make it possible to craft a far more detailed evocation of North America before its settlement than any other place on the planet. Here Steve Nicholls brings this spectacular environment back to vivid life, demonstrating with both historical narrative and scientific inquiry just what an amazing place North America was and how it looked when the explorers first found it. The story of the continent’s colonization forms a backdrop to its natural history, which Nicholls explores in chapters on the North Atlantic, the East Coast, the Subtropical Caribbean, the West Coast, Baja California, and the Great Plains. Seamlessly blending firsthand accounts from centuries past with the findings of scientists today, Nicholls also introduces us to a myriad cast of characters who have chronicled the changing landscape, from pre–Revolutionary era settlers to researchers whom he has met in the field. A director and writer of Emmy Award–winning wildlife documentaries for the Smithsonian Channel, Animal Planet, National Geographic, and PBS, Nicholls deploys a cinematic flair for capturing nature at its most mesmerizing throughout. But Paradise Found is much more than a celebration of what once was: it is also a reminder of how much we have lost along the way and an urgent call to action so future generations are more responsible stewards of the world around them. The result is popular science of the highest order: a book as remarkable as the landscape it recreates and as inspired as the men and women who discovered it.

A Flora of North America

Author : William Paul Crillon Barton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.+/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book A Flora of North America written by William Paul Crillon Barton and published by . This book was released on 1820 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Grasses of North America ...

Author : William James Beal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grasses of North America ... written by William James Beal and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Natural History of North American Trees

Author : Donald Culross Peattie
Publisher : Trinity University Press
ISBN 13 : 1595341676
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book A Natural History of North American Trees written by Donald Culross Peattie and published by Trinity University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A volume for a lifetime" is how The New Yorker described the first of Donald Culross Peatie's two books about American trees published in the 1950s. In this one-volume edition, modern readers are introduced to one of the best nature writers of the last century. As we read Peattie's eloquent and entertaining accounts of American trees, we catch glimpses of our country's history and past daily life that no textbook could ever illuminate so vividly. Here you'll learn about everything from how a species was discovered to the part it played in our country’s history. Pioneers often stabled an animal in the hollow heart of an old sycamore, and the whole family might live there until they could build a log cabin. The tuliptree, the tallest native hardwood, is easier to work than most softwood trees; Daniel Boone carved a sixty-foot canoe from one tree to carry his family from Kentucky into Spanish territory. In the days before the Revolution, the British and the colonists waged an undeclared war over New England's white pines, which made the best tall masts for fighting ships. It's fascinating to learn about the commercial uses of various woods -- for paper, fine furniture, fence posts, matchsticks, house framing, airplane wings, and dozens of other preplastic uses. But we cannot read this book without the occasional lump in our throats. The American elm was still alive when Peattie wrote, but as we read his account today we can see what caused its demise. Audubon's portrait of a pair of loving passenger pigeons in an American beech is considered by many to be his greatest painting. It certainly touched the poet in Donald Culross Peattie as he depicted the extinction of the passenger pigeon when the beech forest was destroyed. A Natural History of North American Trees gives us a picture of life in America from its earliest days to the middle of the last century. The information is always interesting, though often heartbreaking. While Peattie looks for the better side of man's nature, he reports sorrowfully on the greed and waste that have doomed so much of America's virgin forest.

The Native Races of the Pacific States of North America: Wild tribes. 1874

Author : Hubert Howe Bancroft
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 892 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Native Races of the Pacific States of North America: Wild tribes. 1874 written by Hubert Howe Bancroft and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extensive anthropological, ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and historical work on the Indians of the North, Central, and South Americas and, in North America, as far east as the Mississippi Valley.

The Environment of Vertebrate Life in the Late Paleozoic in North America

Author : Ermine Cowles Case
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Environment of Vertebrate Life in the Late Paleozoic in North America written by Ermine Cowles Case and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Teaching Children Science

Author : Sally Gregory Kohlstedt
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226449920
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book Teaching Children Science written by Sally Gregory Kohlstedt and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-05-15 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early twentieth century, a curriculum known as nature study flourished in major city school systems, streetcar suburbs, small towns, and even rural one-room schools. This object-based approach to learning about the natural world marked the first systematic attempt to introduce science into elementary education, and it came at a time when institutions such as zoos, botanical gardens, natural history museums, and national parks were promoting the idea that direct knowledge of nature would benefit an increasingly urban and industrial nation. The definitive history of this once pervasive nature study movement, TeachingChildren Science emphasizes the scientific, pedagogical, and social incentives that encouraged primarily women teachers to explore nature in and beyond their classrooms. Sally Gregory Kohlstedt brings to vivid life the instructors and reformers who advanced nature study through on-campus schools, summer programs, textbooks, and public speaking. Within a generation, this highly successful hands-on approach migrated beyond public schools into summer camps, afterschool activities, and the scouting movement. Although the rich diversity of nature study classes eventually lost ground to increasingly standardized curricula, Kohlstedt locates its legacy in the living plants and animals in classrooms and environmental field trips that remain central parts of science education today.

The Stone Age in North America

Author : Warren King Moorehead
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 527 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book The Stone Age in North America written by Warren King Moorehead and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

North America's Natural Wonders

Author : Gary Prost
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351173901
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book North America's Natural Wonders written by Gary Prost and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-02-21 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a career geologist with decades of experience in the field, North America’s Natural Wonders provides everything the reader needs to understand the landscape. It guides readers through the most iconic, geologically significant scenery in North America, points out features of interest, explains what they are seeing, and describes how these features came to be. Presented as classic excursions to some of the best-known natural wonders on the continent, Volume I focuses primarily on Western North America, including the Canadian Rockies, California, the Southwest, Great Basin, and Tetons-Yellowstone Country. The trips detailed in this volume include stops at quintessential features, such as the glaciers and mountains of Banff National Park, Yosemite, the vineyards of Napa Valley, the California goldfields, the Grand Canyon, numerous parks in Utah, the geysers and hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, as well as many others. It also features discussions of lesser-known but equally interesting geologic formations and important information on accessing these sites. Features Addresses issues of interest, such as fossils, earthquakes, mineral sites, mining, and oil fields Lavishly illustrated with numerous colorful maps and breathtaking geological landscapes and their various features These five self-guided tours explain to the curious layman, student, and geologist what they are seeing when they look at a roadcut or a quarry and enhances the experience far beyond simple sightseeing.

A Natural History of Trees of Eastern and Central North America

Author : Donald Culross Peattie
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395581742
Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book A Natural History of Trees of Eastern and Central North America written by Donald Culross Peattie and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1991 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed handbook giving clear descriptions and full historical information about the trees that grow in North America--Résumé de l'éditeur.

Manual of Cultivated Trees and Shrubs Hardy in North America

Author : Alfred Rehder
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1022 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Manual of Cultivated Trees and Shrubs Hardy in North America written by Alfred Rehder and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1022 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hummers

Author : Millie Miller
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781555660123
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Hummers written by Millie Miller and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 1987 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reminiscent of nineteenth-century botanical prints, the full-color illustrations in these small nature guides are miniature watercolors, as delightful to look at as they are accurate.

Caterpillars of Eastern North America

Author : David Wagner
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400834147
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Caterpillars of Eastern North America written by David Wagner and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-25 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lavishly illustrated guide will enable you to identify the caterpillars of nearly 700 butterflies and moths found east of the Mississippi. The more than 1,200 color photographs and two dozen line drawings include numerous exceptionally striking images. The giant silk moths, tiger moths, and many other species covered include forest pests, common garden guests, economically important species, and of course, the Mescal Worm and Mexican Jumping Bean caterpillars. Full-page species accounts cover almost 400 species, with up to six images per species including an image of the adult plus succinct text with information on distribution, seasonal activity, foodplants, and life history. These accounts are generously complemented with additional images of earlier instars, closely related species, noteworthy behaviors, and other intriguing aspects of caterpillar biology. Many caterpillars are illustrated here for the first time. Dozens of new foodplant records are presented and erroneous records are corrected. The book provides considerable information on the distribution, biology, and taxonomy of caterpillars beyond that available in other popular works on Eastern butterflies and moths. The introductory chapter covers caterpillar structure, life cycles, rearing, natural enemies, photography, and conservation. The section titled "Caterpillar Projects" will be of special interest to educators. Given the dearth of accessible guides on the identification and natural history of caterpillars, Caterpillars of Eastern North America is a must for entomologists and museum curators, forest managers, conservation biologists and others who seek a compact, easy-to-use guide to the caterpillars of this vast region. A compact guide to nearly 700 caterpillars east of the Mississippi, from forest pests to garden guests and economically important species 1,200 color photos and 24 line drawings enable easy identification Full-page species accounts with image of adult insect for almost 400 species, plus succinct text on distribution and other vital information Many caterpillars illustrated here for the first time Current information on distribution, biology, and taxonomy not found in other popular works A section geared toward educators, "Caterpillar Projects" An indispensable resource for all who seek an easy-to-use guide to the caterpillars of this vast region

Marine Algae of the Northeastern Coast of North America

Author : William Randolph Taylor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258422929
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (229 download)

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Download or read book Marine Algae of the Northeastern Coast of North America written by William Randolph Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Arboretums and Botanical Gardens of North America

Author : Donald Wyman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book The Arboretums and Botanical Gardens of North America written by Donald Wyman and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mapping Nature across the Americas

Author : Kathleen A. Brosnan
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226696430
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (964 download)

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Download or read book Mapping Nature across the Americas written by Kathleen A. Brosnan and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maps are inherently unnatural. Projecting three-dimensional realities onto two-dimensional surfaces, they are abstractions that capture someone’s idea of what matters within a particular place; they require selections and omissions. These very characteristics, however, give maps their importance for understanding how humans have interacted with the natural world, and give historical maps, especially, the power to provide rich insights into the relationship between humans and nature over time. That is just what is achieved in Mapping Nature across the Americas. Illustrated throughout, the essays in this book argue for greater analysis of historical maps in the field of environmental history, and for greater attention within the field of the history of cartography to the cultural constructions of nature contained within maps. This volume thus provides the first in-depth and interdisciplinary investigation of the relationship between maps and environmental knowledge in the Americas—including, for example, stories of indigenous cartography in Mexico, the allegorical presence of palm trees in maps of Argentina, the systemic mapping of US forests, and the scientific platting of Canada’s remote lands.

Keys to Lichens of North America

Author : Irwin M. Brodo
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300195737
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Keys to Lichens of North America written by Irwin M. Brodo and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the acclaimed reference Lichens of North America, this resource for the classroom, field, and laboratory presents updated and expanded keys for the identification of over 2,000 species of lichens indigenous to the continent, twice the number covered by previous keys. The book includes a glossary illustrated with photographs by Sylvia Duran Sharnoff and Stephen Sharnoff and drawings by Susan Laurie-Bourque, all from the original book. The revised keys are an indispensable identification tool for botanists, students, scientists, and enthusiasts alike.--COVER.