The Natural West: Environmental History in the Great Plains and Rocky MountainsUniversity of Oklahoma Press, 2003 M03 30 - 285 pages The Natural West offers essays reflecting the natural history of the American West as written by one of its most respected environmental historians. Developing a provocative theme, Dan Flores asserts that Western environmental history cannot be explained by examining place, culture, or policy alone, but should be understood within the context of a universal human nature. The Natural West entertains the notion that we all have a biological nature that helps explain some of our attitudes towards the environment. FLores also explains the ways in which various cultures-including the Comanches, New Mexico Hispanos, Mormons, Texans, and Montanans-interact with the environment of the West. Gracefully moving between the personal and the objective, Flores intersperses his writings with literature, scientific theory, and personal reflection. The topics cover a wide range-from historical human nature regarding animals and exploration, to the environmental histories of particular Western bioregions, and finally, to Western restoration as the great environmental theme of the twenty-first century. |
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... Mountains Dan Flores. The Natural West Environmental History in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains BY DAN FLORES University of Oklahoma Press : Norman RedRiver books ALSO BY DAN FLORES Jefferson & Southwestern Exploration ( Norman.
... Red River Books edition , 2003 . 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 To the memory and legacy of Walter Prescott Webb CONTENTS.
... Red River in 1806 : Peter Custis and Early Southwestern Natural History 29 3. Bison Ecology and Bison Diplomacy Redux : Another Look at the Southern Plains from 1800 to 1850 50 4. Dreams and Beasts : The Grizzly and the West 71 5. Place ...
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Contents
An Art of People and Place | 3 |
Western Restoration | 183 |
Discoveries of Peter Custis | 201 |
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