Offering a wealth of scientific details, one of the world's foremost paleontologists has undertaken a sweeping, multiple disciplinary history of the geological and ecological development of North America. of color photos & illustrations.
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Offering a wealth of scientific details, one of the world's foremost paleontologists has undertaken a sweeping, multiple disciplinary history of the geological and ecological development of North America. of color photos & illustrations.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 404 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Fine, unmarked copy in Fine, unclipped dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve; first printing with full number line. Very nice copy.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0871137895. Light wear head & tail of spine; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Illustrated with a few color plates in middle of book; 6.5 X 1.25 X 9.25 inches; 368 pages; "Flannery describes the development of North America's deciduous forests and other flora, and tracks the migrations of various animals to and from Europe, Asia, and South America, showing how plant and animal species have either adapted or become extinct. The story spans the massive changes wrought by the ice ages and the coming of the Native Americans. It continues right up to the present, covering the deforestation of the Northeast, the decimation of the buffalo, and other consequences of frontier settlement and the industrial development of the United States."
i saw this book at a state park in mass. following a talk on the early inhabitants of the area 10,000 years ago. this book is an eye opener about the history of earth. some of it was difficult for me to follow, but overall it was super interesting and most thought provoking.
