Over 100 entries discuss the events that have helped shape the North American landscape, from the transformation of the wilderness into farmland by early settlers, to the Johannesburg world environmental conference.
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This visually dynamic historical atlas chronologically covers American environmental history through the use of four-color maps, photos, and diagrams, and in written entries from well known scholars.Organized into seven categories, each chapter covers: agriculture * wildlife and forestry * land use and management * technology and industry * polluti