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The Eternal Frontier
An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples
by Tim Flannery
ISBN: 0802138888
ISBN-13: 9780802138880
Format: Paperback
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Summary
Flannery, the author of THROWIM WAY LEG, chronicles the epic, 65-million-year evolution of the North American continent. Beginning with the apocryphal striking of an asteroid and following through to the landing of Columbus, Flannery covers everything from climate, species, and megafauna to migration, extinction, and human impact. a New York Times Notable Book for 2001.
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"This is in many ways a splendid book, let down only by Flannery's occasional flights of fantasy....Tim Flannery is the real thing: a man with a fight for lucid exposition, who can really make his subject come alive...." -- Frank McLynn
-- Literary Review
"Watch out, fellow North Americans. This gutsy Aussie may have read our landscape and ecological history with greater clarity than any native son."
-- Natural History
"Tim Flannery's book will forever change your perspective on the North American continent." -- John Terborgh
-- New York Review of Books
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Grove Pr
Published date: 2002
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Weight: 1.35 pounds
Publisher's Notes
One of the world's most well-known paleontologists takes readers on a lively ecological tour of North America, from the asteroid strike the killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago to the present.
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The Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples (Qty: 9)
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Grove Press. PAPERBACK. 0802138888 Brand new book, never used. renowned scientist and historian Tim Flannery tells the unforgett able story of the geological and biological evolution of the Nort h American continent, from the time of the asteroid strike that e nded the age of dinosaurs 65 million years ago, to the present da y. Flannery describes the development of North America's deciduou s forests and other flora, and tracks the immigration and emigrat ion of various animals to and from Europe, Asia, and South Americ a, showing how plant and animal species have either adapted or be come extinct. The story takes in the massive changes wrought by t he ice ages and the coming of the Indians, and continues right up to the present, covering the deforestation of the Northeast, the decimation of the buffalo, and other facets of the enormous impa ct of frontier settlement and the development of the industrial m ight of the United States. Natural history on a monumental scale, The Eternal Frontier contains an enormous wealth of fascinating scientific details, and Flannery's accessible and dynamic writing makes the book a delight to read. This is science writing at its very best -- a riveting page-turner that is simultaneously an ac cessible and scholarly trove of incredible information that is al ready being hailed by critics as a classic. . New. 2002. ( more information) Offered by Green Goat Discounts (United States)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grove Pr, 2001. first edition/printing book is like new tightness with no markings, mild soiling to page edges, some mild rubbing to wraps . First Edition/First Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by GENE "THE BOOK PEDDLER" (United States)
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