Paradise Found: Nature in America at the Time of Discovery

by Steve Nicholls

Book Overview

The first Europeans to set foot on North America stood in awe of the natural abundance before them. The skies were filled with birds, seas and rivers teemed with fish, and the forests and grasslands were a hunter's dream, with populations of game too abundant and diverse to even fathom. It's no wonder these first settlers thought they had discovered a paradise of sorts. Fortunately for us, they left a legacy of copious records documenting what...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226583406
• ISBN13: 9780226583402
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.1"