Locust : the devastating rise and mysterious disappearance of the insect that shaped the American fr...
Locust : the devastating rise and mysterious disappearance of the insect that shaped the American fr...
Locust : the devastating rise and mysterious disappearance of the insect that shaped the American frontier / Jeffrey A. Lockwood.
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New York : Basic Books, c2004.
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N632.726/7
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Language
English
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p. cm.
Contents
The third horseman of the apocalypse -- Albert's swarm -- The sixth plague -- Humans strike back -- Politicians and pests -- Lord of the locusts -- The triumvirate -- The locust disappears -- A wolf in sheep's clothing? -- Beautiful theories and ugly facts -- Secrets in the ice -- The mother lode --...
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, c2004.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2004.
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"Drawing on historical accounts and modern science, Lockwood brings to life the economic, religious, and political forces at work in America in the late-nineteenth century, even as he solves one of the greatest ecological mysteries of our time. In the process, he offers a startling new prism through which to view American history and the settlement...
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Locust : the devastating rise and mysterious disappearance of the insect that shaped the American frontier / Jeffrey A. Lockwood.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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N632.726/7
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74VKwDpylXrO
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ISBN
0738208949
9780738208947
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632.726
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991018229269702626
