{"product_id":"americas-ancient-forests-isbn-9780471136224","title":"America's Ancient Forests","description":"At the time of European discovery, the ancient North Americanforests stretched across nearly half the continent. And while todaylittle remains of this past glory, efforts are underway to bringback some of the diverse ecosystems of that era. America's AncientForests: From the Ice Age to the Age of Discovery providesscientists and professionals with essential information for forestrestoration and conservation projects, while presenting acompelling and far-reaching account of how the North Americanlandscape has evolved over the past 18,000 years.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book weaves historical accounts and scientific knowledge into adynamic narrative about the ancient forests and the events thatshaped them. Divided into two major parts, it covers first theglaciers and forests of the Ice Age and the influences of nativepeoples, and then provides an in-depth look at these majesticforests through the eyes of the first European explorers. Changesin climate and elevation, the movement of trees northward, theassembly of modern forests, and qualities that all ancient forestsshared are also thoroughly examined.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A special feature of this book is its self-contained introductionto the early history of Native American peoples and theirenvironment. The author draws on his roots in the Osage nation aswell as painstaking research through the historical record,offering a complete discussion of how the cultural practices ofhunting, agriculture, and fire helped form the ancient forests. PART ONE: THE MAKING OF AMERICA'S ANCIENT FORESTS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Great Cold.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Glacial Ages.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Climate and Ice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Land of the Great Cold.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e End of the Ice Age.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ice Age Forests.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Life Near the Ice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Spruce Forest.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Western Forests.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Southern Forests.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Finding the Lost Prairies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Creatures of the Ice Age.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Birth of Modern Forests.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Trees Begin to Move.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pioneer and Settler Trees.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Spruce Migration.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Trees Abandon the Great Plains.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Trees Advance in the Midwest and East.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Trees Advance in the West.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Great Drought.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Next Ice Age.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ancient People in a New World.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e First Footprint.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Passage South.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Setting the West.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Way East.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Trail to Florida.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Journey to Another Continent.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Taming a Wilderness.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mammoth Hunters.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ice Age Extinctions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Holocene.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bison Hunters.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hunter-Gatherers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Decline and Return of the Bison.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Settlement and the Seasonal Round.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Harvesting the Forest.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nourishment and Healing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Temporary and Portable Shelter.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Plank Houses and Canoes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Enhancing Nature's Bounty.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Wild Gardens.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Agriculture and Forests in the Southwest.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Hohokam.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Anasazis.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Agriculture and Forests in the East.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Early Mound Builders.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Adena.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Hopewell.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Mississippians.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Warfare and Forests.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Historical Times.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fire Masters.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A World of Fire.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hissing, Roaring Flames.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fire People.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Country Very Smoky.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Their Fires are Left Burning.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Ominous Smoke Signal.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Firing the Forests of Their Enemies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fire Hunters.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Circles of Fire.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Their Wings are Scorched.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e That Necessity May Drive Them.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Green and Fair Pasturage.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e To Render Hunting Easier.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Just Set Your Teepee Up There.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e They Knew Where to Burn.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Little Hair (Pelillo).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e To Dry and Cook.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Straight and Slender.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Burned Places in the Forest (Go-ley-day).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Keeping the Country Open.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Pleasant Meadow.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Prairies and Open Grounds along the Coast.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Little Knots of Deer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e To Prepare the Ground.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e They Cleared the Way with Fire.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Because the Woods Were Not Burnt.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART TWO: FORESTS AT DISCOVERY.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Timeless Qualities of Ancient Forests.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Patches.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Succession.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Shifting Mosaics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mutual Dependence.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Spanish Explorer's Forests.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Southern Pine Forests.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pi?on-Juniper and Juniper Woodlands.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pacific Oak Woodlands.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Valley Woodlands.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Foothill Woodlands.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Coastal Woodlands.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Northern Woodlands.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Coast Redwood Forest.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Forests of the Colonies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Oak-Chestnut Forest.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Eastern White Pine Forest.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Beech-Maple Forest.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Red Spruce--Fir and Balsam Fir Forests.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Southern Red Spruce--Fir Forest.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Northern Red Spruce--Fir Forest.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e High Mountain Balsam Fir Forest.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Forests of the Fathers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e White Spruce Forest.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Great Lakes Pine Forests.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Jack Pine Forest.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Red and White Pine Forests.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Oak-Hickory Forest.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Oak Savannas.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bottomland and Protected Forests.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Oak Woodlands.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Trapper's Forests.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ponderosa Pine Forest.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lodgepole Pine Forest.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pacific Douglas-Fir Forest.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Giant Sequoia Forest.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Notes and Citations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index. \"Despite these misgivings, I think America's Ancient Forests is amuch needed text, written by a skilled forest ecologist and hishistorian. It deserves a place in every restorationist's libraryalongside Gordon Whitney's From Coastal Wilderness to Fruited Plainand Michael Willams' comprehensive Americans and Their Forests: AHistorical Geography.\" (Ecological Restoration, Vol. 19, No. 4,11\/01)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"What a wonderful synthesis of information from fields as widelyvaried as botany, ecology, geology, archaeology, anthropology, andhistory! Thomas Bonnicksen has produced a work that will capturethe imagination of anyone interested in the grandeur and beauty ofthe forests of North America.\"(Botanical Research Institute ofTexas, March 2002) \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas M. Bonnicksen\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Ancient Forests: From the Ice Age to the Age of Discovery\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e  At the time of European discovery, the ancient North American forests stretched across nearly half the continent. And while today little remains of this past glory, efforts are underway to bring back some of the diverse ecosystems of that era. America's Ancient Forests: From the Ice Age to the Age of Discovery provides scientists and professionals with essential information for forest restoration and conservation projects, while presenting a compelling and far-reaching account of how the North American landscape has evolved over the past 18,000 years.  \u003cp\u003eThe book weaves historical accounts and scientific knowledge into a dynamic narrative about the ancient forests and the events that shaped them. Divided into two major parts, it covers first the glaciers and forests of the Ice Age and the influences of native peoples, and then provides an in-depth look at these majestic forests through the eyes of the first European explorers. Changes in climate and elevation, the movement of trees northward, the assembly of modern forests, and qualities that all ancient forests shared are also thoroughly examined.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA special feature of this book is its self-contained introduction to the early history of Native American peoples and their environment. The author draws on his roots in the Osage nation as well as painstaking research through the historical record, offering a complete discussion of how the cultural practices of hunting, agriculture, and fire helped form the ancient forests.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988717748453,"sku":"NP9780471136224","price":221.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471136224.jpg?v=1761781313","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/americas-ancient-forests-isbn-9780471136224","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}