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Wildflowers and Other Plants of Iowa Wetlands, 2nd edition


Free Download Sylvan T. Runkel, "Wildflowers and Other Plants of Iowa Wetlands, 2nd edition "
English | ISBN: 1609382854 | 2015 | 400 pages | PDF | 158 MB
Originally published in 1999, Wildflowers and Other Plants of Iowa Wetlands was the first book to focus on the beauty and diversity of the wetland plants that once covered 1.5 million acres of Iowa. Now this classic of midwestern natural history is back in print with a new format and all-new photographs, just as Iowa’s wetlands are getting the respect and attention they deserve.

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Wetlands and Western Cultures Denigration to Conservation


Free Download Rod Giblett, "Wetlands and Western Cultures: Denigration to Conservation "
English | ISBN: 1793643458 | 2021 | 238 pages | EPUB | 65 MB
In Wetlands and Western Cultures: Denigration to Conservation, Rod Giblett examines the portrayal of wetlands in Western culture and argues for their conservation. Giblett’s analysis of the wetland motif in literature and the arts, including in Beowulf and the writings of Tolkien and Thoreau, demonstrates two approaches to wetlands-their denigration as dead waters or their commendation as living waters with a potent cultural history.

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