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Books on Ecological History
- Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England by William Cronon
- Describes the changes in New England's plant and animal communities that occurred with the shift from Indian to European
- The Dying of the Trees: The Pandemic in America's Forests by Charles E. Little
- Looks at the reasons why trees are dying in American forests, and what it means for the planet.
- Earthcare by Carolyn Merchant
- Examines women's participation in the progressive conservation movement and the contemporary environmental movement
- Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe by Alfred W. Crosby
- Describes the displacement of native plants and animals in the temperate zones of the world by the species carried by European colonizers.
- The Future Eaters: An Ecological History of the Australasian Lands and People by Tim Flannery
- Describes how flora and fauna of Australasia has been changed and consumed by the Aborigine, Polynesian, and European peoples.
- A Green History of the World: The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations by Clive Ponting
- How exhaustion of resources doomed many past civilizations and how our civilization is consuming resources on a massive scale.
- Railroads and Clearcuts by Derrick Jensen and George Draffan with John Osborn
- Describes how large timber companies acquired large tracts of Northwest forests through a federal land grant in 1864.
- Shattering: Food, Politics, and the Loss of Genetic Diversity by Cary Fowler and Pat Mooney
- Addresses the history of agricultural development.
- Water: A Natural History by Alice Outwater
- Describes the complex ecological system that used to clean the water on the American continent, and explains how the destruction of that system leaves our water dirty today.