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The Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples
The Eternal Frontier An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples
Author: Tim Flannery
In the tradition of Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel, The Eternal Frontier is ecological history on a monumental scale. One of the world's foremost paleontologists, Tim Flannery has undertaken a task of enormous ambition and accomplished something never before attempted: a history of the formation of North America as we know it today. Star...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780871137890
ISBN-10: 0871137895
Publication Date: 5/10/2001
Pages: 368
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Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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buzzby avatar reviewed The Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples on + 6062 more book reviews
One of the most interesting science books I've read.
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Great book - Almost 4 books in one, the stories of the disappearance of the dinosaurs, the climactic changes since then, the coming of humans, and the effects of the European discovery of America. Author quotes extensively from Diamond's "Guns, Germs and Steel".


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