A Naturalist in Indian Territory: The Journals of S. W. Woodhouse, 1849–1850: 72 (American Exploration and Travel Series) - Softcover

S. W. Woodhouse (author), John S. Tomer (editor) & Michael J. Brodhead (editor)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0806128054 ISBN 13: 9780806128054

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press, 1996

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

John S. Tomer, who is a Research Associate at the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, is an experienced ornithologist and author of numerous articles on Oklahoma birds.

Michael J. Brodhead, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Nevada, Reno, is a Historian in the Office of History, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alexandria, Virginia. He is the author of David J. Brewer: The Life of a Supreme Court Justice, 1837-1910 and coeditor and annotator of A Naturalist in Indian Territory: The Journals of S. W. Woodhouse, 1849-1850, also published by the University of Oklahoma Press.

Synopsis:

In the spring of 1849, Woodhouse was appointed surgeon-naturalist of two expeditions, in 1849 and 1850, to survey the Creek-Cherokee boundary in Indian territory. This volume presents his journals during this time and includes information on flora and fauna as well as the places he encountered.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0806128054
• ISBN 13: 9780806128054
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336