The Emerald Horizon: The History of Nature in Iowa

by Cornelia F. Mutel

In The Emerald Horizon, Cornelia Mutel combines lyrical writing with meticulous scientific research to portray the environmental past, present, and future of Iowa. In doing so, she ties all of Iowa's natural features into one comprehensive whole.

Since so much of the tallgrass state has been transformed into an agricultural landscape, Mutel focuses on understanding today's natural environment by understanding yesterday's changes. After...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1587296322
• ISBN13: 9781587296321
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: University of Iowa Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"