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

Name: Tinkering with Eden: A Natural History of Exotic Species in America
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
SKU: 9780393323245
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Contributors:

Kim Todd, Claire Emery (Illustrator)

Publisher:

W. W. Norton & Company

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Science, Nature

Book Subcategory:

Life Sciences, Ecology, Environmental Science

Book Topic:

Ecology

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Release Date:

2011-07-20

ISBN 13:

9780393323245

Weight:

0.78 lbs

Size:

8.20 x 5.54 x 0.75 inches

Pages:

302

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Description

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.

About the Author
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.