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American Studies
October 7, 2020
Fixing Niagara Falls
Environment, Energy, and Engineers at the World’s Most Famous Waterfall
Daniel Macfarlane
Hosted by Jason Newton
Water and diplomatic historian Dan MacFarlane has written a fascinating book on a fundamental debate in environmental history: What is a natural landscape? Fixing Niagara Falls: Environment, Energy, and Engineers …
Environmental Studies
May 14, 2020
Ecology and Recovery of Eastern Old-Growth Forests
A. M. Barton and W. S. Keeton
Andrew M. Barton and William S. Keeton
Hosted by Jason Newton
Old-growth forests captivate and inspire us. Walking through them can transport us to a time before human domination of the natural world. This is especially the case with old-growth forests …
American Studies
March 26, 2020
Persistent Callings
Seasons of Work and Identity on the Oregon Coast
Joseph E. Taylor III
Hosted by Jason Newton
George Perkins Marsh Prize winning environmental historian and geographer Joseph E. Taylor III's new book, Persistent Callings: Seasons of Work and Identity on the Oregon Coast (Oregon State University Press …
World Affairs
January 7, 2020
A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things
A Guide to Capitalism, Nature, and the Future of the Planet
Raj Patel and Jason W. Moore
Hosted by Jason Newton
Award winning activist and researcher Raj Patel has teamed up with innovative environmental historian and historical geographer Jason W. Moore to produce an accessible book which provides historical explanations for …
World Affairs
September 30, 2019
The Matter of History
How Things Create the Past
Timothy LeCain
Hosted by Jason Newton
Timothy LeCain is an award-winning environmental historian whose past work has focused on the connections between open-pit copper mines, technology, and the natural world. LeCain's newest book The Matter of …