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By Louis S. Warren

ISBN-10: 0631228632

ISBN-13: 9780631228639

ISBN-10: 0631228640

ISBN-13: 9780631228646

This compilation of seminal essays and first files introduces scholars to the main intriguing scholarship and writing at the of environmental background within the usa. topics contain the altering American panorama, soil epidemics, waste disposal, commercial improvement, conservation, and the environmental stream.

  • Introduces scholars to the main intriguing scholarship and writing near to environmental background within the United States.
  • Contains basic files that illustrate the stipulations, belief, and impacts of environmental concerns from the pre-Columbian period to the present.
  • Subjects comprise the altering American panorama, soil epidemics, waste disposal, commercial improvement, conservation, and the environmental movement.
  • Includes an article creation, headnotes, and proposals for extra reading.

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