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From Coastal Wilderness to Fruited Plain: A History of Environmental Change in Temperate North America from 1500 to the Present Gordon G. Whitney
From Coastal Wilderness to Fruited Plain: A History of Environmental Change in Temperate North America from 1500 to the Present
Gordon G. Whitney
From Coastal Wilderness to Fruited Plain is a fascinating account of the making of the American landscape following European settlement in the sixteenth century, documenting the transformation of 'virgin' forest and grassland into the managed agro- and urban ecosystems of today.
488 pages, 51 b/w illus. 34 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | September 8, 1994 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521394529 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 488 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 235 × 28 mm · 932 g |
| Language | English |