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Locust: The Devastating Rise and Mysterious Disappearance of the Insect That Shaped the American Frontier
Locust The Devastating Rise and Mysterious Disappearance of the Insect That Shaped the American Frontier
Author: Jeffrey A. Lockwood
In 1876, the U.S. Congress declared the locust "the single greatest impediment to the settlement of the country between Mississippi and the Rocky Mountains." Throughout the nineteenth century, swarms of locusts regularly swept across the American continent, turning noon into dusk, devastating farm communities, and bringing trains to a halt. The ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780465041671
ISBN-10: 0465041671
Publication Date: 5/10/2005
Pages: 294
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Publisher: Basic Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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I thought this to be a very well written book by an author who holds entomology very dear to him. This book provided details I had never really heard about but which it is important to hear about for the past and future implications of pests. Also it did not focus on this locust species as just a terror for settlers but put it in it's place as one of the most important creatures to the plains and western United States. I liked it a lot!
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