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An account of the ecological history of North America over the last 65 million years, from the arrival of the largest asteroid ever to hit the Earth, through the evolution of North America's landscape, mountains, forests, prairies, volcanoes, and rivers, its climate and flora and fauna, and the Burgess shale, through the story of the Native Americans to the arrival of the European invaders.
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Born in 1956, Tim Flannery is the director of the South Australian Museum in Adelaide. He was previously visiting Professor of Australian Studies at Harvard.
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'Tim Flannery's account of North America from the end of the dinosaurs to the rise of Hollywood makes a thrilling, beautifully written story. It will fascinate Americans and non-Americans alike.' Jared Diamond
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Tim Flannerys The Eternal Frontier is the ground-breaking sequel to The Future Eaters, which changed the way we think about ecological history.Now Flannery tells the astonishing story of North America from the day 65 million years ago when a meteor ten kilometres wide smashed into the Gulf of Mexico, ending the age of dinosaurs and devastating the continent.As he traces the rebirth of North Americas animals, plants, climate and landforms, Flannery ranges from Alaska in the frozen north to Panama in the tropical south. He describes giant carnivorous bears and the rainforests that covered Greenland. He discovers how the fall in New England and the cactus deserts of Sonora were shaped by the same forces.He imagines the moment 13,000 years ago when the first human left a footprint on the continent, and gives a fascinating account of how its diverse peoples have changed its environment, especially after the arrival of Columbus in 1492. This is a sweeping survey of a frontier which has offered seemingly inexhaustible resources to countless generations of animal and human immigrants.The Eternal Frontier is a major work of international popular science, an epic and enthralling book. The sequel to Tim Flannery's The Future Eaters explores the creation of the North American continent, and the evolution of its modern landscape. Flannery describes the development of North America's flora, and the immigration of animals to and from Europe, Asia and South America, demonstrating how species have adapted. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781877008566
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Tim Flannerys The Eternal Frontier is the ground-breaking sequel to The Future Eaters, which changed the way we think about ecological history.Now Flannery tells the astonishing story of North America from the day 65 million years ago when a meteor ten kilometres wide smashed into the Gulf of Mexico, ending the age of dinosaurs and devastating the continent.As he traces the rebirth of North Americas animals, plants, climate and landforms, Flannery ranges from Alaska in the frozen north to Panama in the tropical south. He describes giant carnivorous bears and the rainforests that covered Greenland. He discovers how the fall in New England and the cactus deserts of Sonora were shaped by the same forces.He imagines the moment 13,000 years ago when the first human left a footprint on the continent, and gives a fascinating account of how its diverse peoples have changed its environment, especially after the arrival of Columbus in 1492. This is a sweeping survey of a frontier which has offered seemingly inexhaustible resources to countless generations of animal and human immigrants.The Eternal Frontier is a major work of international popular science, an epic and enthralling book. The sequel to Tim Flannery's The Future Eaters explores the creation of the North American continent, and the evolution of its modern landscape. Flannery describes the development of North America's flora, and the immigration of animals to and from Europe, Asia and South America, demonstrating how species have adapted. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781877008566
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Tim Flannerys The Eternal Frontier is the ground-breaking sequel to The Future Eaters, which changed the way we think about ecological history.Now Flannery tells the astonishing story of North America from the day 65 million years ago when a meteor ten kilometres wide smashed into the Gulf of Mexico, ending the age of dinosaurs and devastating the continent.As he traces the rebirth of North Americas animals, plants, climate and landforms, Flannery ranges from Alaska in the frozen north to Panama in the tropical south. He describes giant carnivorous bears and the rainforests that covered Greenland. He discovers how the fall in New England and the cactus deserts of Sonora were shaped by the same forces.He imagines the moment 13,000 years ago when the first human left a footprint on the continent, and gives a fascinating account of how its diverse peoples have changed its environment, especially after the arrival of Columbus in 1492. This is a sweeping survey of a frontier which has offered seemingly inexhaustible resources to countless generations of animal and human immigrants.The Eternal Frontier is a major work of international popular science, an epic and enthralling book. The sequel to Tim Flannery's The Future Eaters explores the creation of the North American continent, and the evolution of its modern landscape. Flannery describes the development of North America's flora, and the immigration of animals to and from Europe, Asia and South America, demonstrating how species have adapted. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781877008566
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