{"product_id":"the-grasslands-of-the-united-states-an-environmental-history-hardcover-2","title":"The Grasslands of the United States: An Environmental History - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Sherow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark Stoll\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis unique survey of the environmental history of the grasslands in the United States explores the ecological, social, and economic networks enmeshing humans in this biome over the last 10,000 years.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Treeless, level, and semi-arid.\" Walter Prescott Webb's famous description of the Great Plains is really only part of their story. From their creation at the end of the Ice Age to the ongoing problems of depopulation, soil erosion, polluted streams, and depleted groundwater aquifers, human interaction with the prairies has often been controversial. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart of ABC-CLIO's \u003cb\u003eNature and Human Societies\u003c\/b\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eThe Grasslands of the United States: An Environmental History\u003c\/i\u003e explores the historical and ecological dimensions of human interaction with North America's grasslands. Examining issues as diverse as whether the arrival of the Paleo-Indians led to the extinction of the mammoth and the consequences of industrialization and genetically modified crops, this invaluable reference synthesizes literature from a wide range of authoritative sources to provide a fascinating guide to the environment of this biome.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames E. Sherow\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of history at Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS. His published works include \u003ci\u003eWatering the Valley\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Sense of the American West: An Anthology of Environmental History\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the recipient of the Phi Alpha Theta\/Westerners International Prize for the best dissertation on the history of the American West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 10.05 x 7.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47361198653689,"sku":"9781851097203","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UR2vTkLSZV9781851097203_2c223d2a-2a98-4742-84da-52b2404a1433.webp?v=1769890042","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-grasslands-of-the-united-states-an-environmental-history-hardcover-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}