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

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.

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

This is a written history of the introduction of exotic species into the United States, and how the well meaning endeavours of scientists, explorers and biologists have resulted in ecological catastrophe.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kim Todd
• Con la collaborazione di: Claire Emery (Illustrazione)
• Editore: W. W. Norton & Company
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.06.2002
• EAN: 9780393323245
• ISBN: 978-0-393-32324-5
• Pagine: 302
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 216 mm x 18 mm
• Peso: 429 g
• Categorie: Saggistica > Natura, tecnica > Natura: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali