{"product_id":"the-prairie-peninsula-paperback","title":"The Prairie Peninsula - Paperback","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\u003eMeszaros\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGuy L. Denny\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGary Meszaros\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prairie grassland biome covers the heartland of North America with an eastward extension called the Prairie Peninsula. Primarily composed of tallgrass prairie, this biome lies between the shortgrass prairies of the west and the eastern deciduous forest region and includes the states of Illinois, Indiana, southeastern Wisconsin, and Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith text by coauthors Gary Meszaros and Guy L. Denny and striking photographs by Meszaros, \u003ci\u003eThe Prairie Peninsula \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the many prairie types, floristic composition, and animals that are part of this ecosystem. It took only 50 years for 150 million acres of tallgrass prairie to disappear under the steel plow, transforming the Prairie Peninsula into fields of corn and wheat. Today, only a few thousand acres of this endangered ecosystem remain in small parcels, some just a few acres each. The second half of the 19th century brought the mass slaughter of prairie wildlife. By 1900, like the prairie they roamed, the plains bison, gray wolf, and eastern elk became extirpated east of the Mississippi River.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Prairie Peninsula \u003c\/i\u003ealso tells the story of the early settlers and the hardships they endured. Thousands died of milk sickness and malaria, with prairie fires sending flames 30 feet into the air and stretched across the horizon, destroying everything in their path. Today, many of these pioneers lie buried in cemeteries comprising prairie remnants, fragments of the primeval land they tried to tame. The authors investigate these and other surviving prairie remnants and current efforts to save these traces of original North American grassland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth Gary Meszaros and Guy L. Denny have traveled extensively throughout the Midwest, studying the animal and floristic composition of original prairie remnants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA photographer for more than 40 years, \u003cb\u003eGary Meszaros's \u003c\/b\u003eimages have appeared in numerous nature magazines and textbooks. He is the coauthor of and has contributed photographs to five books published by The Kent State University Press, including \u003ci\u003eNative Fishes of Ohio \u003c\/i\u003e(2014) and \u003ci\u003eWild Ohio \u003c\/i\u003e(2008). \u003cb\u003eGuy L. Denny \u003c\/b\u003eis a retired chief of the ODNR Division of Natural Areas and Preserves. A former director of the Ohio Biological survey, he is the current president of the Ohio Natural Areas and Preserves Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.9 x 7.9 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 June 15, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47343351333113,"sku":"9781606353202","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Bnbr0IVQug9781606353202.webp?v=1769719442","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-prairie-peninsula-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}