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"Entertaining, thought-provoking, and well worth it. The conservation message is strong and urgent. Enthusiastically recommended."--Library Journal (starred review)
"With the rush to publish before the Lewis and Clark expedition bicentennial ends in 2006, we've had an avalanche of works to overload our bookshelves. Now comes a work that deserves a space on our shelves and one that will earn a place as a premier study of the expedition. While specialized books
on nearly every aspect of the expedition exist, we don't have nearly enough of such rich, thoughtful, well-written, 'big picture' books. Building on a decade of thought, research, and writing, Daniel Botkin brings his scientific insights together with his skill as a naturalist writer to span the
centuries and apply modern ecological thinking to the work of these exemplary nineteenth-century explorer/naturalists. It's a remarkable feat. Botkin demonstrates once more that expedition writings offer endless opportunities for new discoveries." --Gary E. Moulton, Editor, Journals of the Lewis
and Clark Expedition, University of Nebraska-Lincoln


"Entertaining, thought-provoking, and well worth it. The conservation message is strong and urgent. Enthusiastically recommended."--Library Journal (starred review)
"With the rush to publish before the Lewis and Clark expedition bicentennial ends in 2006, we've had an avalanche of works to overload our bookshelves. Now comes a work that deserves a space on our shelves and one that will earn a place as a premier study of the expedition. While specialized books
on nearly every aspect of the expedition exist, we don't have nearly enough of such rich, thoughtful, well-written, 'big picture' books. Building on a decade of thought, research, and writing, Daniel Botkin brings his scientific insights together with his skill as a naturalist writer to span the
centuries and apply modern ecological thinking to the work of these exemplary nineteenth-century explorer/naturalists. It's a remarkable feat. Botkin demonstrates once more that expedition writings offer endless opportunities for new discoveries." --Gary E. Moulton, Editor, Journals of the Lewis
and Clark Expedition, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

"Entertaining, thought-provoking, and well worth it. The conservation message is strong and urgent. Enthusiastically recommended."--Library Journal (starred review)
"With the rush to publish before the Lewis and Clark expedition bicentennial ends in 2006, we've had an avalanche of works to overload our bookshelves. Now comes a work that deserves a space on our shelves and one that will earn a place as a premier study of the expedition. While specialized books on nearly every aspect of the expedition exist, we don't have nearly enough of such rich, thoughtful, well-written, 'big picture' books. Building on a decade of thought, research, and writing, Daniel Botkin brings his scientific insights together with his skill as a naturalist writer to span the centuries and apply modern ecological thinking to the work of these exemplary nineteenth-century explorer/naturalists. It's a remarkable feat. Botkin demonstrates once more that expedition writings offer endless opportunities for new discoveries." --Gary E. Moulton, Editor, Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, University of Nebraska-Lincoln


"Entertaining, thought-provoking, and well worth it. The conservation message is strong and urgent. Enthusiastically recommended."--Library Journal (starred review)

"With the rush to publish before the Lewis and Clark expedition bicentennial ends in 2006, we've had an avalanche of works to overload our bookshelves. Now comes a work that deserves a space on our shelves and one that will earn a place as a premier study of the expedition. While specialized books on nearly every aspect of the expedition exist, we don't have nearly enough of such rich, thoughtful, well-written, 'big picture' books. Building on a decade of thought, research, and writing, Daniel Botkin brings his scientific insights together with his skill as a naturalist writer to span the centuries and apply modern ecological thinking to the work of these exemplary nineteenth-century explorer/naturalists. It's a remarkable feat. Botkin demonstrates once more that expedition writings offer endless opportunities for new discoveries." --Gary E. Moulton, Editor, Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Daniel B. Botkin is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is President of the Center for the Study of the Environment. A leading ecologist, he is the author of Discordant Harmonies: A New Ecology for the 21st Century and Our Natural History: The Lessons of Lewis And Clark. He divides his time between San Francisco and New York City.