Author: Steve Nicholls
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226583422
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 535
Book Description
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.
Paradise Found
Author: Steve Nicholls
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226583422
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 535
Book Description
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.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226583422
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 535
Book Description
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:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A Guide to Nature in Winter
Author: Donald W. Stokes
Publisher: Boston ; Toronto : Little, Brown
ISBN: 9780316817202
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
An introduction to the natural world in winter. Includes 485 illustrations and a description of each item.
Publisher: Boston ; Toronto : Little, Brown
ISBN: 9780316817202
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
An introduction to the natural world in winter. Includes 485 illustrations and a description of each item.
The Nature of North America
Author: David B. Rockwell
Publisher: Berkley Trade
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Filled with lively essays, drawings, maps, tables and lists, this comprehensive home companion provides quick, up-to-date information on the natural history of North America. Available in both trade and hardcover editions.
Publisher: Berkley Trade
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Filled with lively essays, drawings, maps, tables and lists, this comprehensive home companion provides quick, up-to-date information on the natural history of North America. Available in both trade and hardcover editions.
The Natural History of North America
Author: Edward R. Ricciuti
Publisher: Salamander Books
ISBN: 9781858337579
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Over 230 full-color photographs and an absorbing text describe by habitat the flora and fauna of this rich continent. Taking in the full diversity of regions where animals and plants thrive, this book will fascinate and delight all those interested in the natural wonders of the living world.
Publisher: Salamander Books
ISBN: 9781858337579
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Over 230 full-color photographs and an absorbing text describe by habitat the flora and fauna of this rich continent. Taking in the full diversity of regions where animals and plants thrive, this book will fascinate and delight all those interested in the natural wonders of the living world.
The Native Races of the Pacific States of North America: Wild tribes. 1874
Author: Hubert Howe Bancroft
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
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.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
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 Land and Wild Life of North America
Author: Peter Farb
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Arboretums and Botanical Gardens of North America
Author: Donald Wyman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arboretums
Languages : en
Pages : 103
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arboretums
Languages : en
Pages : 103
Book Description
Marine Algae of the Northeastern Coast of North America
Author: William Randolph Taylor
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258422929
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258422929
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Face of North America the Natural History of a Con
Author: Peter Farb
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780060707460
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780060707460
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description