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BL
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| Record Number
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990766
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b745136
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| Main Entry
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Botkin, Daniel B.
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| Title & Author
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Our natural history : : the lessons of Lewis and Clark /\ Daniel B. Botkin.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: G.P. Putnam's Sons,, [1995]
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| Series Statement
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A Grosset/Putnam book
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| Page. NO
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xix, 300 pages :: map ;; 22 cm.
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| ISBN
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0399140484
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: 0399522425
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: 9780399140488
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: 9780399522420
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| Notes
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"A Grosset/Putnam book."
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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A road through the wilderness -- Meanders : nature and the Missouri River -- Wet and dry mud -- Thirty-seven grizzly bears in the wilderness -- A measured journey -- Buffalo and winter on the plains : technology meets wilderness -- Wolves, people, and biological diversity -- Through the mountains -- Down the Columbia -- Winter and wood on the Pacific Coast -- The return through prairie country.
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| Abstract
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Botkin uses the experiences of Lewis and Clark to challenge the myth of a pristine natural past.
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Botkin, Daniel B.-- Travel-- West (U. S.)
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Botkin, Daniel B.
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Lewis and Clark Expedition, (1804-1806)
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Lewis and Clark Expedition, (1804-1806)
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Human ecology.
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Natural history-- West (U.S.)
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Nature conservation-- Philosophy.
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Human ecology.
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Natural history.
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Natural resources conservation.
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Human ecology.
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Natural history.
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Nature conservation-- Philosophy.
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Travel.
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West United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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508.78
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| LC Classification
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QH104.5.W4B68 1995
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| NLM classification
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508.78 B749o
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