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Tinkering with Eden: A Natural History of Exotic Species in America

Tinkering with Eden: A Natural History of Exotic Species in America - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Kim Todd, Claire Emery (Illustrator)Publish date:2002-06-01Pages:302
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393323245ISBN-10:393323242UPC:9780393323245Book Category:Science, NatureBook Subcategory:Life Sciences, Ecology, Environmental ScienceBook Topic:EcologySize:8.20 x 5.54 x 0.75 inchesWeight:0.7804Product ID:SCMSGZ461J
Mosquitoes in Hawaii, sea lampreys in the Great Lakes, mountain goats in the Olympic Mountains of Washington State--not one of these species is native to the environment in which it now flourishes. Kim Todd's Tinkering with Eden is a lyrical, brilliantly written history of the introduction of exotic species into the United Sates, and how the well-meaning endeavors of scientists, explorers, and biologists have resulted in ecological catastrophe. Todd's assured voice will haunt her readers, and the stories she tells--such as the druggist who brought starlings to America because he wanted the landscape to feature every bird mentioned by Shakespeare--will forever change how we see our increasingly afflicted landscape and its unanticipated inhabitants.
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393323245ISBN-10:393323242UPC:9780393323245Book Category:Science, NatureBook Subcategory:Life Sciences, Ecology, Environmental ScienceBook Topic:EcologySize:8.20 x 5.54 x 0.75 inchesWeight:0.7804Product ID:SCMSGZ461J
Todd, Kim: - Winner of the PEN/Jerard Award, Kim Todd holds a B.A. from Yale University and an M.F.A. from the University of Montana. She lives in San Francisco, California.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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