Great Plains: America's Lingering Wild

by Michael Forsberg

Book Overview

The Great Plains were once among the greatest grasslands on the planet. But as the United States and Canada grew westward, the Plains were plowed up, fenced in, overgrazed, and otherwise degraded. Today, this fragmented landscape is the most endangered and least protected ecosystem in North America. But all is not lost on the prairie. Through lyrical photographs, essays, historical images, and maps, this beautifully illustrated book gets beneath the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226257258
• ISBN13: 9780226257259
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 4.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 12.2" x 11.0"