Southern United States: An Environmental History

by Mikko Saikku, Donald Edward Davis, Craig E. Colten, et al.

Book Overview

This unique survey of the environmental history of the southern United States explores the ecological, social, and economic interaction between humans and the environment in the South over the last 20,000 years.

The melting of the Ice Age glaciers heralded the arrival of the Archaic peoples in the South and the lives of the South's peoples have long been shaped and challenged by the environment. Conversely, the human impact on the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851097805
• ISBN13: 9781851097807
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.2" x 10.3"