uscpress.com - Environmental Studies https://uscpress.com/ Governing the Frozen Commons https://uscpress.com/book-post/1645205/Governing-the-Frozen-Commons
Assesses the international community's management of Antarctica as a global commons

Antarctica, the last great wilderness on earth, is a continent of extremes. It is the coldest, highes…]]>
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Porcher's Creek https://uscpress.com/book-post/1645289/Porchers-Creek
A thanksgiving and lament for life on the South Carolina coast

"Columbus knew no greater thrill than I, a ten-year-old discovering new creeks and branches and islands and mainland hidea…]]>
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The Day the Johnboat Went up the Mountain https://uscpress.com/book-post/1645512/The-Day-the-Johnboat-Went-up-the-Mountain
True tales of underwater adventures and discoveries in the Palmetto State's maritime history

Combining his skills as a veteran journalist and well-practiced storyteller with his two dec…]]>
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Learning the Valley https://uscpress.com/book-post/1645528/Learning-the-Valley
Meanderings through a storied Virginia region with a look at its significance from prehistory to the present.

In Learning the Valley, award-winning nature writer John Leland guides read…]]>
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Lowcountry Time and Tide https://uscpress.com/book-post/1645534/Lowcountry-Time-and-Tide
A thorough account of rice culture's final decades and of its modern legacy.

In mapping the slow decline of the rice kingdom across the half-century following the Civil War, James H. Tu…]]>
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Altered Environments https://uscpress.com/book-post/1645537/Altered-Environments
An illustrated history of how natural and human forces have shaped the development of a coastal community

The constant assault of natural forces make fragile barrier islands some of the…]]>
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A Delicate Balance https://uscpress.com/book-post/1645604/A-Delicate-Balance
Sustainability of the natural environment and of our society has become one of the most urgent challenges facing modern Americans. Communities across the country are seeking a viable pattern o…]]>
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Viewing the Future in the Past https://uscpress.com/book-post/1645860/Viewing-the-Future-in-the-Past
Viewing the Future in the Past is a collection of essays that represents a wide range of authors, loci, and subjects that together demonstrate the value and necessity of looking at environment…]]>
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Nature's Return https://uscpress.com/book-post/1645929/Natures-Return
From exploitation to preservation, the complex history of one of the Southeast's most important natural areas and South Carolina's only national park

Located at the confluence of the Co…]]>
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Taking Root https://uscpress.com/book-post/1645936/Taking-Root
Collected essays by two of America's earliest environmental authors retain relevance today

William Summer founded the renowned Pomaria Nursery, which thrived from the 1840s to the 1870s…]]>
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