Major Problems in American Environmental History (Major Problems in American History Series)

Designed to encourage critical thinking about history, the MAJOR PROBLEMS IN AMERICAN HISTORY series introduces readers to both primary sources and analytical essays on important topics in U.S. history. MAJOR PROBLEMS IN AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY presents major themes and controversial issues from native American times to the present, drawn from compelling, readable sources that draw readers into the process of developing their own perspectives on American environmental history. This text presents a carefully selected group of readings organized to allow readers to evaluate primary sources, test the interpretations of distinguished historians, and draw their own conclusions. Each chapter includes introductions, source notes, and suggested readings.

• Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England
• Down to Earth: Nature's Role in American History
• The Organic Machine: The Remaking of the Columbia River (Hill and Wang Critical Issues)
• American Environmental History: An Introduction (Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures)
• Flight Maps: Adventures With Nature In Modern America
• A Sand County Almanac (Outdoor Essays & Reflections)
• Forcing the Spring: The Transformation of the American Environmental Movement
• Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s
• The Contested Plains: Indians, Goldseekers, and the Rush to Colorado
• The Republic of Nature: An Environmental History of the United States (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books)