Worster, Donald,  1941- <br/><br/>
Shrinking the Earth :  the rise and decline of American abundance / 
Donald Worster. 
 - xii, 265 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-252) and index. 
<br/><br/> "The discovery of the Americas around 1500 AD was an extraordinary watershed in human experience. It gave rise to the modern period of human ecology, a phenomenon global in scope that set in motion profound changes in almost every society on earth. This new period, which saw the depletion of the lands of the New World, proved tragic for some, triumphant for others, and powerfully affecting for all."--Provided by publisher. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199844951 019984495X 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Human ecology--History.--North America<br/>Nature--Effect of human beings on.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GF501  / .W67 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>304.2097