The Natural West brings together essays reflecting the natural history of the American West as written by one of its most respected environmental historians. Developing a provocative theme, Dan Flores asserts that western environmental history cannot be explained by examining place, culture, or policy alone, but should be understood within the context of a universal human nature.
The Natural West entertains the notion that we all have a biological nature that helps explain some of our attitudes toward the environment. FLores also explains the ways in which various cultures--including the Comanches, New Mexico Hispanos, Mormons, Texans, and Montanans--interact with the environment of the West.
Gracefully moving between the personal and the objective, Flores intersperses his writings with literature, scientific theory, and personal reflection. The topics cover a wide range--from historical human nature regarding animals and exploration, to the environmental histories of particular western bioregions, and finally to western restoration as the great environmental theme of the twenty-first century.
- ISBN13 9780806133041
- Publish Date 15 June 2001
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 July 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Oklahoma Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 304
- Language English