The American West at risk science, myths, and politics of land abuse and recovery

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ISBN: 9780195142051 (cloth : alk. paper)
Physical Description: electronic
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xiv, 619 p. : ill., maps.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Once and future trees -- Harvesting the future -- Raiding the range -- Digging to China -- Routes of ruin -- Legacies of war -- Creating the nuclear wasteland -- No habitat but our own -- The last drops -- Garbage of the golden west -- Tragedy of the playground -- Driving to the end of America's birthright -- Nature's way.
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.