{"product_id":"losing-eden-an-environmental-history-of-the-american-west-9781496229540","title":"Losing Eden: An Environmental History of the American West","description":"American Scientist Recommended Read \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Historical narratives often concentrate on wars and politics while omitting the central role and influence of the physical stage on which history is carried out. In \u003ci\u003eLosing Eden\u003c\/i\u003e award-winning historian Sara Dant debunks the myth of the American West as \"Eden\" and instead embraces a more realistic and complex understanding of a region that has been inhabited and altered by people for tens of thousands of years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this lively narrative Dant discusses the key events and topics in the environmental history of the American West, from the Beringia migration, Columbian Exchange, and federal territorial acquisition to post-World War II expansion, resource exploitation, and current climate change issues. \u003ci\u003eLosing Eden\u003c\/i\u003e is structured around three important themes: balancing economic success and ecological destruction, creating and protecting public lands, and achieving sustainability. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This revised and updated edition incorporates the latest science and thinking. It also features a new chapter on climate change in the American West, a larger reflection on the region's multicultural history, updated current events, expanded and diversified suggested readings, along with new maps and illustrations. Cohesive and compelling, \u003ci\u003eLosing Eden\u003c\/i\u003e recognizes the central role of the natural world in the history of the American West and provides important analysis on the continually evolving relationship between the land and its inhabitants.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Dant\u003c\/b\u003e is a Brady Presidential Distinguished Professor of history at Weber State University. She is the coauthor of the two-volume \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of American National Parks\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eTom S. Udall\u003c\/b\u003e is a former United States senator and representative of New Mexico who has been a strong advocate for renewable energy, the environment, and conservation efforts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618830061842,"sku":"9781496229540","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fd2e3845-999e-4e08-b9e6-1e0ab231f7f6.jpg?v=1732542074","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/losing-eden-an-environmental-history-of-the-american-west-9781496229540","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}