Mark Fiege: 2 books
The Republic of Nature
An Environmental History of the United States
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
In the dramatic narratives that comprise The Republic of Nature, Mark Fiege reframes the canonical account of American history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurred. Revisiting historical...
Irrigated Eden
The Making of an Agricultural Landscape in the American West
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2009
Irrigation came to the arid West in a wave of optimism about the power of water to make the desert bloom. Mark Fiege�s fascinating and innovative study of irrigation in southern Idaho�s Snake River valley describes a complex interplay of human and natural systems. Using vast quantities of labor,...