Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Flannery describes the development of North America's flora, and the immigration of animals to and from Europe, Asia and South America, demonstrating how species have adapted. The sequel to Tim Flannery's The Future Eaters explores the creation of the North American continent, and the evolution of its modern landscape. In the tradition of Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs and Steel, and Flannery's own best-seller, The Future Eaters, this is ecological history on a monumental scale.Tim Flannery has achieved something never before attempted- a history of the formation of North America as we know it today.The Eternal Frontier contains an enormous wealth of fascinating details, and Tim Flannery's accessible and writing is a delight to read.Covering immense spans of time and space, Flannery explores the profound transformation of the entire North American continent, depicting its creation, and the evolution of its modern landscape. Flannery describes the development of North America’s deciduous forests and other flora, and tracks the migrations of various animals to and from Europe, Asia, and South America, showing. Pulitzer Prizewinning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel). Natural history on a monumental scale, The Eternal Frontier contains an enormous wealth of fascinating scientific details, and Flannery's accessible and dynamic writing makes the book a delight to read.Paperback. An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples. The story takes in the massive changes wrought by the ice ages and the coming of the Indians, and continues right up to the present, covering the deforestation of the Northeast, the decimation of the buffalo, and other facets of the enormous impact of frontier settlement and the development of the industrial might of the United States. Flannery describes the development of North America's deciduous forests and other flora, and tracks the immigration and emigration of various animals to and from Europe, Asia, and South America, showing how plant and animal species have either adapted or become extinct. Tim Flannery has written over a dozen books, including Here on Earth the award-winning bestsellers The Future Eaters, The Eternal Frontier and The Weather Makers and his accounts of adventures in Papua New Guinea and Australia, Throwim Way Leg, Country and Among the Islands.Tim was the 2007 Australian of the Year and the Head of the Australian Climate Commission from 201113. Tim Flannery's The Eternal Frontier is the ground-breaking sequel to The Future Eaters, which changed the way we think a. N The Eternal Frontier, world-renowned scientist and historian Tim Flannery tells the unforgettable story of the geological and biological evolution of the North American continent, from the time of the asteroid strike that ended the age of dinosaurs 65 million years ago, to the present day. Read 'The Eternal Frontier An Ecological History of North America & Its Peoples' by Tim Flannery available from Rakuten Kobo.
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