Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England

“Many see Cronon’s book as ecological studies or environmental history. But what I see is his study of the consequences of raising livestock on the land, the consequences of extracting food from a place . . . in this first book, he also makes clear that livestock agricultural practices, food production practices, have consequences.” Read more...

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Matt Garcia, Historian