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  • American Green

    The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn

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  • Down to Earth

    Nature's Role in American History

    de Ted Steinberg ...
    A tour de force of writing and analysis, Down to Earth offers a sweeping history of our nation, one that for the first time places the environment at the very center of our story. Writing with marvelous clarity, historian Ted Steinberg sweeps across the centuries, re-envisioning the story of America as he recounts how the environment has played a key role in virtually every social, economic, and ... Leer más

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  • Acts of God

    The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America

    de Ted Steinberg ...
    As the waters of the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain began to pour into New Orleans, people began asking the big question--could any of this have been avoided? How much of the damage from Hurricane Katrina was bad luck, and how much was poor city planning? Steinberg's Acts of God is a provocative history of natural disasters in the United States. This revised edition features a new ... Leer más

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  • Environmental Disaster in the Gulf South

    Two Centuries of Catastrophe, Risk, and Resilience

    de Ted Steinberg ...
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  • Acts of God

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  • Gotham Unbound

    The Ecological History of Greater New York

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    **Winner of the 2015 PROSE Award for US HistoryA “fascinating, encyclopedic history…of greater New York City through an ecological lens” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)—the sweeping story of one of the most man-made spots on earth.**Gotham Unbound recounts the four-century history of how hundreds of square miles of open marshlands became home to six percent of the nation’s population. Ted ... Leer más

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  • A Field on Fire

    The Future of Environmental History

    A frank and engaging exploration of the burgeoning academic field of environmental historyInspired by the pioneering work of preeminent environmental historian Donald Worster, the contributors to A Field on Fire: The Future of Environmental History reflect on the past and future of this discipline. Featuring wide-ranging essays by leading environmental historians from the United States, Europe, ... Leer más

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  • Cybersecurity All-in-One For Dummies

    Over 700 pages of insight into all things cybersecurityCybersecurity All-in-One For Dummies covers a lot of ground in the world of keeping computer systems safe from those who want to break in. This book offers a one-stop resource on cybersecurity basics, personal security, business security, cloud security, security testing, and security awareness. Filled with content to help with both personal ... Leer más

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  • Through the Lens of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

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  • Ecology and Power in the Age of Empire

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