88 - Dr. Donald Worster, Environmental History and the West

April 18, 2023 00:52:23
88 - Dr. Donald Worster, Environmental History and the West
History of California Podcast
88 - Dr. Donald Worster, Environmental History and the West

Apr 18 2023 | 00:52:23

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Show Notes

Donald Worster is one of the founders of, and leading figures in, the field of environmental history.Worster’s books include Nature’s Economy: A History of Ecological IdeasDust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930sRivers of Empire: Water, Aridity, and the Growth of the American WestA River Running West: The Life of John Wesley Powell; and A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir; along with several books of collected essays including The Wealth of Nature: Environmental History and the Ecological Imagination.

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