Description
| Product ID: | 9781538755204 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Beaverland |
| Subtitle: | How One Weird Rodent Made America |
| Authors: | Author: Leila Philip |
| Page Count: | 352 |
| Subjects: | History of the Americas, History of the Americas, Conservation of the environment, Wildlife: mammals: general interest, Conservation of the environment, Wildlife: mammals, North America |
| Description: | An intimate and revelatory dive into the world of the beaver-the wonderfully weird rodent that has surprisingly shaped American history and may save its ecological future. A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Beginning with the early trans-Atlantic trade in North America, Leila Philip traces the beaver’s profound influence on our nation’s early economy and feverish western expansion, its first corporations and multi-millionaires. In her pursuit of this weird and wonderful animal, she introduces us to people whose lives are devoted to the beaver, including a Harvard scientist from the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana, who uses drones to create 3-dimensional images of beaver dams; and an environmental restoration consultant in the Chesapeake whose nickname is the “beaver whisperer”. What emerges is a poignant personal narrative, a startling portrait of the secretive world of the contemporary fur trade, and an engrossing ecological and historical investigation of these heroic animals who, once trapped to the point of extinction, have returned to the landscape as one of the greatest conservation stories of the 20th century. Beautifully written and impeccably researched, Beaverland reveals the profound ways in which one odd creature and the trade surrounding it has shaped history, culture, and our environment. The New York Times Editors' Choice |
| Imprint Name: | Twelve |
| Publisher Name: | Little, Brown & Company |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-02-01 |