Nature's ghosts : confronting extinction from the age of Jefferson to the age of ecology / Mark V. Barrow, Jr.
| Author/creator | Barrow, Mark V., 1960- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009. |
| Description | xi, 497 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Bones of contention: the American incognitum and the discovery of extinction -- Paradise lost: unraveling the mysteries of insular species -- Sounding the alarm about continent-wide wildlife extinction -- Nationalism, nostalgia, and the campaign to save the bison -- Going global: the American committee and the first inventory of extinction -- The Latin American turn: nature protection in the Western Hemisphere -- Enter ecology: preserving nature's living laboratory -- Reconsidering raptors during the interwar years -- Salvation through science?: the first life-history studies of endangered species -- "The nation's first responsibility": saving endangered species in the age of ecology. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2008049085 |
| ISBN | 9780226038148 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0226038149 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QL84.2 .B377 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |