The Natural West

The Natural West offers 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 towards 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.

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• American Serengeti: The Last Big Animals of the Great Plains
• That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America's Public Lands
• Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
• American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon
• That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America's Public Lands
• Horizontal Yellow: Nature and History in the Near Southwest
• Lakota America: A New History of Indigenous Power (The Lamar Series in Western History)
• A Sand County Almanac (Outdoor Essays & Reflections)
• The Complete Guide to Hunting, Butchering, and Cooking Wild Game: Volume 1: Big Game