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The Heart of America: Our Landscape, Our Future | 
enlarge | Author: Tim Palmer Publisher: Island Press Category: Book
List Price: $30.00 Buy Used: $5.38 You Save: $24.62 (82%)
Sales Rank: 885665
Media: Hardcover Edition: 1 Pages: 350 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3 Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 1559634367 Dewey Decimal Number: 917.3 EAN: 9781559634366 ASIN: 1559634367
Publication Date: September 1, 1999 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
From the cliffs of Big Sur to the dunes at Cape Hatteras, from the bogs of the Boundary Waters to the deserts of the Rio Grande, the landscape of America has shaped us into the people we are. Not only is it central to ecological health and essential to the economy, it has helped form our culture and serves as a basis of national pride. The heart of America lies in the rock and soil, the mountains and the plains that surround us. In this illuminating portrait of America at the threshold of the new millennium, author Tim Palmer explores and assesses the landscape of the United States-both timeless wonders of natural beauty and lost places scarred by human exploitation. He takes the reader on an informative and inspirational tour of our most vital landscapes, including mountains, forests, grasslands, deserts, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and seashores. He introduces us to the basic geography and ecological value of each landscape, describes historical patterns of land use, considers the most serious threats, and discusses what is being done to protect the landscape for future generations. Throughout, he instills a deeper understanding of the importance of the land, a sense of outrage at the damage that has been done, and a feeling of hope that those working to correct past abuses will succeed. Weaving together geographical, historical, and ecological information and insights, Palmer draws on thirty years of professional experience as a writer, photographer, conservationist, planner, landscape architect, and veteran traveler to present a fresh look at the past, present, and future of our land. Resounding in its account of these landscapes, compelling in the force of its information and the hope of its timely message, The Heart of America offers a fascinating measure of the land around us and a unique look at the place we call home. "It's the truest State of the Union address anyone ever gave." -Bill McKibben
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