This is an eminent polar scientist's account of six expeditions to the 'frozen continent' while working with the US Antarctic Program. The book com...

Ages 9 to 11 years. This is a comprehensive, lively, and extensively illustrated introduction to the fascinating world of amphibians of reptiles wr...

This is the story of Eva Stolar Meltz, a Russian-American woman who emigrated with her family from Chicago, Illinois, in 1931 to the USSR, where fo...

This is the story of Eva Stolar Meltz, a Russian-American woman who emigrated with her family from Chicago, Illinois, in 1931 to the USSR, where fo...

This book is a celebration of one of the most widespread, beautiful, useful, and inspiring of trees -- the birch, a group of species that occur acr...

Over 900 species of birds are known from North America, an avifauna made up primarily of native year-round residents and seasonal migrants, modestl...

Hocking County is one of the natural jewels of Ohio, favoured as it is with impressive geological and biological diversity, and it is one of the mo...

This is a compact, current, easy-to-use field guide that identifies 336 species of birds that have been reported from in and near the Blue Ridge in...

John, Peyton, on octogenarian living in Proctor, Minnesota, is well-known throughout the western Great Lakes region as a banker, artist, and award-...

This is a book for all who enjoyed the experiences of watching, hearing, and riding the wooden carousel during the golden age of American amusement...

This is the first comprehensive history of the early federal surveyors of the Pacific Northwest, the work they performed for the US General Land Of...

This novel chronicles one year in the life of northwoods Native Americans in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Enriched by the author's fi...

Delcourt takes readers on her personal journey to document the history of the forest from its elusive and nebulous presence at the peak of the last...

This book contains six articles by prominent Russian philosophers, geologists, geographers, historians, and artists that explore the Russian view o...

Fresh water is one of the essential natural resources on Earth, and groundwater constitutes 98% of the liquid fresh water on the planet. Yet, throu...

Fresh water is one of the essential natural resources on Earth, and groundwater constitutes 98% of the liquid fresh water on the planet. Yet, throu...

Popular interest in the observation and study of freshwater invertebrates is increasing. This book meets the needs of this growing audience of natu...

This is an abridged and updated version of the award-winning publication 'Virginia's Endangered Species' (1991). An introduction summarises Virgini...

Decades, or even centuries, of changing and competing land uses have left many of the world's streams degraded, in poor health, and out of balance ...

This book identifies, describes, and provides access information 250 publicly accessible sites that commemorate the life and legacy of the first pr...

Mounds and earthworks are the most conspicuous elements of prehistoric Native American culture to be found on the landscape of eastern North Americ...

This is a concise, lively, and well-illustrated biography of the tenth president of the United States. This book reviews many of the 'firsts' assoc...

Juan Ponce de León was an important figure in the history of the Spanish colonisation of what are today Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the south-east...

Juan Ponce de León was an important figure in the history of the Spanish colonisation of what are today Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the south-east...