Michael Williams is professor of geography at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Oriel College. He is the author, most recently, of Americans and Their Forests: A Historical Geography, as well as the editor of Wetlands: A Threatened Landscape and coeditor of A Century of British Geography.
"A majestic work of scholarship. It will become instantly one of those classic studies that every bibliography in the field must include." - Stephen J. Pyne, author of Fire: A Brief History "What a tour de force! Through exceptional scholasticism, Michael Williams presents the story of our deforested Earth, all the way from the Ice Ages to the new millennium. With abundant documentation and analysis, this book is far and away the finest account of what have been the greatest celebrations of nature, and in the case of tropical forests, may soon be eliminated from our landscapes." - Norman Myers, author of The Primary Source: Tropical Forests and Our Future
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