Forgotten landscapes : how Native Americans created pre-Columbian North America and what we can learn from it

Rice, Stanley A., 1957- author.

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"In this fascinating and overdue book, author Stanley A. Rice shows readers the pre-Columbian landscape of America that has been largely forgotten"-- Provided by publisher.

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Indigenous peoples Agriculture North America

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ISBN:

9781493088669

Description:

v, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Introduction : the view from Mantle Rock
Welcome to America : before 1492
Forgotten fires : how Natives used fire to manage the landscape
Masters of the hunt : how Native hunting and fishing controlled animal populations
Farm or forest? : agriculture in prehistoric America
The blessings of water : irrigation in prehistoric America
Little paradises : orchards in prehistoric Native America
European diseases : the beginning of the end of Native America
A toxic paradise : the San Joaquin Valley as the ultimate white monoculture dream
Toward a healthier world, with a little help from your local Natives
Epilogue : what we have lost, and what we can regain

LCCN:

2024061672

Control Number:

3406442

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