Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England
by William Cronon
Recommended by Michael Pollan
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in American History, Most Recommended Books, and History.
The book that launched environmental history now updated. Winner of the Francis Parkman PrizeIn this landmark work of environmental history, William Cronon offers an original and profound explanation of the effects European colonists' sense of property and their pursuit of capitalism had upon the ecosystems of New England. Reissued here with an upd...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in American History, Most Recommended Books, and History.
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Michael Pollan
American author, journalist, activist, and professor of journalism (b. 1955)
“Taught me how to look at a landscape and see not just nature but history as well.”
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“Accidental Presidents offers eight narrative portraits of men who succeeded to the U.S. presidency without election, using anecdote-rich scenes and readable context to show how personality and circumstance interact with office power. It’s strongest as a set of self-contained stories that make succession stakes concrete for non-specialist readers; it does not prioritize dense archival argument or exhaustive methodology, so expect some interpretive generalizations and repeated themes across cases. Use it for fast historical orientation rather than scholarly deep-dives.”
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