The Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History Of North America & Its Peoplles

In the tradition of Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs and Steel, and Flannery’s own best-seller, The Future Eaters, this is ecological history on a monumental scale.Tim Flannery has achieved something never before attempted- a history of the formation of North America as we know it today.The Eternal Frontier contains an enormous wealth of fascinating details, and Tim Flannery’s accessible and writing is a delight to read.Covering immense spans of time and space, Flannery explores the profound transformation of the entire North American continent, depicting its creation, and the evolution of its modern landscape.