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Grassland : The History, Biology, Politics and Promise of the American Prairie by Richard Manning (1997, Uk-B Format Paperback)

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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100140233881

ISBN-139780140233889

eBay Product ID (ePID)38485

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Book TitleGrassland : the History, Biology, Politics and Promise of the American Prairie

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1997

TopicLife Sciences / Ecology, Life Sciences / Botany, Ecosystems & Habitats / Plains & Prairies, Development / Economic Development, Public Policy / Environmental Policy

GenreNature, Political Science, Science, Business & Economics

AuthorRichard Manning

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight9 Oz

Item Length7.7 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition20

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal574.5/2643/0973

Grade ToUP

Table Of ContentGrassland1. The Promise of Grass 2. Forsaking the Sweet Grass Hills 3. What the Wind Carries 4. A Lasting Peace 5. Gridlock 6. the End of Grass 7. Annihilation 8. Aliens 9. Roadside Attractions 10. A Place's Assertion 11. Seeds 12. Agenda, Anti-Agenda 13. Enclosure Acknowledgments Bibliography Index

SynopsisMore than forty percent of our country was once open prairie, grassland that extended from Missouri to Montana. Taking a critical look at this little-understood biome, award-winning journalist Richard Manning urges the reclamation of this land, showing how the grass is not only our last connection to the natural world, but also a vital link to our own prehistoric roots, our history, and our culture. Framing his book with the story of the remarkable elk, whose mysterious wanderings seem to reclaim his ancestral plains, Manning traces the expansion of America into what was then viewed as the American desert and considers our attempts over the last two hundred years to control unpredictable land through plowing, grazing, and landscaping. He introduces botanists and biologists who are restoring native grasses, literally follows the first herd of buffalo restored to the wild prairie, and even visits Ted Turner 's progressive--and controversial--Montana ranch. In an exploration of the grasslands that is both sweeping and intimate, Manning shows us how we can successfully inhabit this and all landscapes.

LC Classification NumberQH104