Aliens in the backyard : plant and animal imports into America
"Aliens in the Backyard: Plant and Animal Imports into America recounts the origins and impacts of non-indigenous species on our environment and pays overdue tribute to the resolve of nature to survive in the face of challenge and change." "Mixing natural history with engaging anecdotes, Leland cuts through patriotic and problematic myths coloring our grasp of the natural world and suggests that the stories of how these alien species have reshaped our landscape are as much a part of the continent's heritage as tales of our presidents and politics. Simultaneously, he poses questions about which, if any, of our accepted icons are truly American (not apple pie or Kentucky bluegrass; not Idaho potatoes or Boston ivy)."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2005
University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, S.C., ©2005
Internet resource
235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9781570035821, 9781570039584, 1570035822, 1570039585
57414577
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