Engineering Eden

Name: Engineering Eden
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SKU: 9781615195459
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A Violent Death, a Federal Trial, and the Struggle to Restore Nature in Our National Parks

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Engineering Eden by Jordan Fisher Smith delves into the complex interplay between nature conservation and human intervention in America's national parks. It follows the true story of a legal battle after a fatal bear attack, exploring scientific and ethical questions about managing wilderness environments. Through riveting narrative, it examines whether controlling nature harms more than it helps.
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This book may appeal to you if you have a keen interest in the intersection of nature, science, and the complex challenges of conservation. It offers a gripping narrative that explores the impact of human intervention in natural ecosystems, blending true crime with environmental history.

The fascinating, award-winning story of the century-long attempt to control nature in the American wilderness, told through the prism of a tragic death at Yellowstone.

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In the summer of 1972, 25-year-old Harry Eugene Walker hitchhiked away from his family's northern Alabama dairy farm to see America. Nineteen days later, he was killed by an endangered grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park. The ensuing civil trial, brought against the US Department of the Interior for alleged mismanagement of the park's grizzly population, emerged as a referendum on how America's most beloved wild places should be conserved. Two of the twentieth century's greatest wildlife biologists testified—on opposite sides.

Moving across decades and among Yellowstone, Yosemite, Glacier, and Sequoia National Parks, author and former park ranger Jordan Fisher Smith has crafted an epic, emotionally wrenching account of America's fraught, century-and-a-half-long attempt to remake Eden—in the name of saving it.

Engineering Eden explores the complex relationship between humans and nature, questioning the implications of our attempts to control and conserve the wild places we hold dear.

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Engineering Eden provides a compelling exploration of the intersection between human intervention and nature, especially within national parks. The book is praised for its engaging narrative that links historical events, legal battles, and philosophical debates about humans' impact on the wilderness. Critics highlight its detailed reporting and ability to vividly present the complexities of environmental management and the balancing act between preserving nature and allowing public access.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781615195459

Publisher: The Experiment LLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 March 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: The Experiment LLC

Illustration: 8-page color photo insert | 2 in-text maps

Contributors:

Foreword by Jack E. Davis

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 211.0mm

Weight: 436g

Pages: 424

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Education & Reference Jordan Fisher Smith Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

Jordan Fisher Smith worked for 21 years as a park ranger in California, Wyoming, Idaho, and Alaska. The author of Nature Noir and narrator of the documentary Under Our Skin, he has written for The New Yorker, Men's Journal, and many other outlets.