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War's Desolating Scourge

The Union's Occupation of North Alabama

By: Joseph W. Danielson

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War's Desolating Scourge

The Union's Occupation of North Alabama

By: Joseph W. Danielson

When General Ormsby Mitchel and his Third Division, Army of the Ohio, marched into North Alabama in April 1862, they initiated the first occupation of an inland region in the Deep South during the Civil War. As an occupying force, soldiers were expected to adhere to President Lincoln's policy of conciliation, a conservative strategy based on the belief that most southerners were loyal to the Union. Confederate civilians in North Alabama not only rejected their occupiers' conciliatory overtures, but they began sabotaging Union telegraph lines and trains, conducting guerrilla operations, and even verbally abusing troops. Confederates' dogged resistance compelled Mitchel and his men to jettison conciliation in favor of a "hard war" approach to restoring Federal authority in the region. This occupation turned out to be the first of a handful of instances where Union soldiers occupied North Alabama. In this first book-length account of the occupations of North Alabama, Joseph Danielson opens a new window on the strength of Confederate nationalism in the region, the Union's evolving policies toward defiant civilians, and African Americans' efforts to achieve lasting freedom. His study reveals that Federal troops' creation of punitive civil-military policies-arrests, compulsory loyalty oaths, censorship, confiscation of provisions, and the destruction of civilian property-started much earlier than previous accounts have suggested. Over the course of the various occupations, Danielson shows Union soldiers becoming increasingly hardened in their interactions with Confederates, even to the point of targeting Rebel women. During General William T. Sherman's time in North Alabama, he implemented his destructive policies on local Confederates a few months before beginning his "March to the Sea." As Union soldiers sought to pacify rebellious civilians, African Americans engaged in a host of actions to undermine the institution of slavery and the Confederacy. While Confederate civilians did their best to remain committed to the cause, Danielson argues that battlefield losses and seemingly unending punitive policies by their occupiers led to the collapse of the Confederate home front in North Alabama. In the immediate post-war period, however, ex-Confederates were largely able to define the limits of Reconstruction and restore the South's caste system. War's Desolating Scourge is the definitive account of this stressful chapter of the war and of the determination of Confederate civilians to remain ideologically committed to independence-a determination that reverberates to this day.

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University Press of Kansas

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0700618449

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9780700618446

The Color of Politics

Racism in the American Political Arena Today

By: Chris Danielson

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The Color of Politics

Racism in the American Political Arena Today

By: Chris Danielson

This detailed analysis examines the role of race and racism in American politics since the 1980s, and contends that—despite the election of Barack Obama—the effects of white supremacy still divide American society and affect voter behavior today. How have the increasing diversity of our people and the election of the first black president influenced American politics? This book investigates every aspect of race and politics from voter ID laws to redistricting to the use of racially divisive issues in campaigns. Each of the seven chapters explores a specific political issue from its historical origin to its legacy in present-day politics, and the book features some of the most controversial topics on the subject, including disguised racism and the myth of a post-racial America. The Color of Politics: Racism in the American Political Arena Today considers a wide spectrum of political issues as it relates to minority populations. The author asserts that from the Bradley effect of the 1980s to the discourse used by the Tea Party, racism has left a lasting imprint on contemporary politics over the last 30 years.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1440802769

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9781440802768

American Gandhi

A. J. Muste and the History of Radicalism in the Twentieth Century

By: Leilah Danielson

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American Gandhi

A. J. Muste and the History of Radicalism in the Twentieth Century

By: Leilah Danielson

When Abraham Johannes Muste died in 1967, newspapers throughout the world referred to him as the "American Gandhi." Best known for his role in the labor movement of the 1930s and his leadership of the peace movement in the postwar era, Muste was one of the most charismatic figures of the American left in his time. Had he written the story of his life, it would also have been the story of social and political struggles in the United States during the twentieth century. In American Gandhi, Leilah Danielson establishes Muste's distinctive activism as the work of a prophet and a pragmatist. Muste warned that the revolutionary dogmatism of the Communist Party would prove a dead end, understood the moral significance of racial equality, argued early in the Cold War that American pacifists should not pick a side, and presaged the spiritual alienation of the New Left from the liberal establishment. At the same time, Muste was committed to grounding theory in practice and the individual in community. His open, pragmatic approach fostered some of the most creative and remarkable innovations in progressive thought and practice in the twentieth century, including the adaptation of Gandhian nonviolence for American concerns and conditions. A biography of Muste's evolving political and religious views, American Gandhi also charts the rise and fall of American progressivism over the course of the twentieth century and offers the possibility of its renewal in the twenty-first.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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081224639X

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9780812246391

Home Team

Professional Sports and the American Metropolis

By: Michael N. Danielson

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Home Team

Professional Sports and the American Metropolis

By: Michael N. Danielson

Most books that study professional sports concentrate on teams and leagues. In contrast, Home Team studies the connections between professional team sports in North America and the places where teams play. It examines the relationships between the four major professional team sports--baseball, basketball, football, and hockey--and the cities that attach their names, their hearts, and their increasing amount of tax dollars to big league teams. From the names on their uniforms to the loyalties of their fans, teams are tied to the places in which they play. Nonetheless, teams, like other urban businesses, are affected by changes in their environments--like the flight of their customers to suburbs and changes in local political climates. In Home Team, professional sports are scrutinized in the larger context of the metropolitan areas that surround and support them. Michael Danielson is particularly interested in the political aspects of the connections between professional sports teams and cities. He points out that local and state governments are now major players in the competition for franchises, providing increasingly lavish publicly funded facilities for what are, in fact, private business ventures. As a result, professional sports enterprises, which have insisted that private leagues rather than public laws be the proper means of regulating games, have become powerful political players, seeking additional benefits from government, often playing off one city against another. The wide variety of governmental responses reflects the enormous diversity of urban and state politics in the United States and in the Canadian cities and provinces that host professional teams. Home Team collects a vast amount of data, much of it difficult to find elsewhere, including information on the relocation of franchises, expansion teams, new leagues, stadium development, and the political influence of the rich cast of characters involved in the ongoing contests over where teams will play and who will pay. Everyone who is interested in the present condition and future prospects of professional sports will be captivated by this informative and provocative new book.

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Princeton University Press

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0691231125

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9780691231129

"The Voice of Egypt"

Umm Kulthum, Arabic Song, and Egyptian Society in the Twentieth Century

By: Virginia Danielson

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"The Voice of Egypt"

Umm Kulthum, Arabic Song, and Egyptian Society in the Twentieth Century

By: Virginia Danielson

Umm Kulthum, the "voice of Egypt," was the most celebrated musical performer of the century in the Arab world. More than twenty years after her death, her devoted audience, drawn from all strata of Arab society, still numbers in the millions. Thanks to her skillful and pioneering use of mass media, her songs still permeate the international airwaves. In the first English-language biography of Umm Kulthum, Virginia Danielson chronicles the life of a major musical figure and the confluence of artistry, society, and creativity that characterized her remarkable career. Danielson examines the careful construction of Umm Kulthum's phenomenal popularity and success in a society that discouraged women from public performance. From childhood, her mentors honed her exceptional abilities to accord with Arab and Muslim practice, and as her stature grew, she remained attentive to her audience and the public reception of her work. Ultimately, she created from local precendents and traditions her own unique idiom and developed original song styles from both populist and neo-classical inspirations. These were enthusiastically received, heralded as crowning examples of a new, yet authentically Arab-Egyptian, culture. Danielson shows how Umm Kulthum's music and public personality helped form popular culture and contributed to the broader artistic, societal, and political forces that surrounded her. This richly descriptive account joins biography with social theory to explore the impact of the individual virtuoso on both music and society at large while telling the compelling story of one of the most famous musicians of all time. "She is born again every morning in the heart of 120 million beings. In the East a day without Umm Kulthum would have no color."—Omar Sharif

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University of Chicago Press

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0226136086

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9780226136080

Wild Things! Acts of Mischief in Children’s Literature

By: Betsy Bird,Julie Danielson,Peter D. Sieruta

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Wild Things! Acts of Mischief in Children’s Literature

By: Betsy Bird,Julie Danielson,Peter D. Sieruta

Secret lives, scandalous turns, and some very funny surprises — these essays by leading kids’ lit bloggers take us behind the scenes of many much-loved children’s books. Told in lively and affectionate prose, this treasure trove of information for a student, librarian, parent, or anyone wondering about the post–Harry Potter children’s book biz brings contemporary illumination to the warm-and-fuzzy bunny world we think we know.

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Candlewick Press

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0763667714

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9780763667719

Emigrants Get Political

Mexican Migrants Engage Their Home Towns

By: Michael S. Danielson

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Emigrants Get Political

Mexican Migrants Engage Their Home Towns

By: Michael S. Danielson

Migrants have become an important social and political constituency throughout the world. In addition to sending remittances to their home countries, many migrants maintain political ties with their nations of origin through the expansion of dual citizenship and voting rights. But to what extent do migrants influence their home communities and governments? Michael S. Danielson develops a theory of and methodological model for studying migrant impact on the communities and countries they leave behind, examining a largely underexplored area of research in the migration literature.

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Oxford University Press

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0190679972

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9780190679972

Weight Loss the Vegan Way

21-Day Meal Plan with Over 75 Easy Recipes

By: Lisa Danielson

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Weight Loss the Vegan Way

21-Day Meal Plan with Over 75 Easy Recipes

By: Lisa Danielson

Lose weight for good—break the dieting cycle with the power of vegetables Discover how the vegan diet can help you achieve real weight loss and feel good about it. Weight Loss the Vegan Way will show you how to achieve optimal health naturally—by filling up with nutritionally dense foods, avoiding saturated fat and cholesterol, and recalibrating your palate. Whether you're a lifelong omnivore or already enjoying plant-based meals, this vegan cookbook delivers truly effective methods for sustainable weight loss. Not only will you get delicious, satisfying recipes for every meal, you'll also learn exactly how to get started with an easy-to-follow 21-day meal plan. Start your plant-based journey to your ideal weight and health today! Weight Loss the Vegan Way includes: Weight loss 101—Learn about strategies for weight loss success, how the vegan diet works, and important lifestyle changes you can make. 21-Day meal plan—Kick off your weight loss with a simple, three-week plan—complete with shopping lists and prep instructions. 75+ Vegan recipes—Cook up easy, flavorful vegan dishes you'll want to keep eating beyond the meal plan, like Carrot Cake Oatmeal, Pumpkin-Sage Pasta, Churro Popcorn, and more. Change the way you eat—and improve the way you feel—with Weight Loss the Vegan Way.

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Sourcebooks, Inc.

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1647393450

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9781647393458

The Perils of Life Savoring

An Affirmation from an Agnostic Lutheran Preacher: A Memoir

By: David Danielson

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The Perils of Life Savoring

An Affirmation from an Agnostic Lutheran Preacher: A Memoir

By: David Danielson

It is all right to doubt. Skepticism is as noble a journey to faith as accepting orthodox authority and a lot more fun. This is a true story of a young man who wondered if all he heard from a church pew and saw through stained glass were as real as it would get. It’s an amusing read for the generation who thought maturity was what they experienced in the 1940s and 1950s. Young readers struggling to emerge from authoritarianism will be relieved to learn that their elders are not as certain as they pretend. Did the young man receive a divine call, or was he seeking the approval of a more earthly father? How could he proclaim faith when he doubted more than most in the pews? Was it dishonest for an agnostic to play the role of a minister for thirty-five years? Dishonest or not, he came to appreciate the role, and reflecting back on it is enabled to say that it really was good. It was very good.

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iUniverse

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0595179746

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9780595179749

The First Copernican

Georg Joachim Rheticus and the Rise of the Copernican Revolution

By: Dennis Danielson

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The First Copernican

Georg Joachim Rheticus and the Rise of the Copernican Revolution

By: Dennis Danielson

In May, 1539, a young, German mathematician named Georg Joachim Rheticus traveled hundreds of miles across Europe in the hopes of meeting and spending a few days with the legendary astronomer, Nicolas Copernicus, in Frombork, Poland. Two and a half years later, Rheticus was still there, fascinated by what he was discovering, but largely engaged in trying to convince Copernicus to publish his masterwork-De revolutionibus (On the Revolutions of the Heavens), the first book to posit that the sun was the center of the universe. That he was finally able to do so just as Copernicus was dying became a turning point for science and civilization. That he then went on to a legendary career of his own-he founded the field of trigonometry, for example-will be one of the many surprises in this eye-opening book, which will restore Rheticus to his rightful place in the history of science.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0802718485

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9780802718488

Ceasebury

By: M. Danielson-Kaslik

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Ceasebury

By: M. Danielson-Kaslik

1781. A colony in turmoil as some men five years ago declared independence; a concept 17-year-old Theodosia Ceasebury is trying to grasp. The turbulence in The Colony of Virginia is only matched in magnitude by Theodosia’s own struggles with her family, her society and ultimately who she wants to be. And of course, the girl in yellow who lives in the chamber across the hall.

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Balboa Press

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1982284633

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9781982284633

Cuban Medicine

By: Ross Danielson

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Cuban Medicine

By: Ross Danielson

Health services have long been characterized by inequities and contradictions urban concentration of health resources versus a dearth of rural services and, within the urban situation, relatively efficient services f a few large institutions versus the conglomeration of small, inefficient, and largely autonomous units. Using the Cuban system as a model, Danielson discusses the ingrredients involved in the transformation into an equitable medical sysÂtem. The sociopolitical formation of new health workers, the continuous emphasis on rural and primary services, the involvement of all groups, including specialists, in the general fanning process, and a pragmatic style of politically inspired leadership t all levels of organizations are examined in this context. The author so considers the need for heavy economic investments and popular support for social reform as prerequiÂsites for establishment of equitable medical services. According to DanÂielson, medical and social revolution are closely linked. Throughout his exposition, there is a rare quality of sympathy and comÂpassion for all the earnest and honest health reformers, physicians, andmedical faculty of Cuba, regardless of their political orientation.

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Transaction Publishers

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141282091X

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9781412820912

Murder in Monterey

Deputy Marshal

By: Eric Patrick Danielson

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Murder in Monterey

Deputy Marshal

By: Eric Patrick Danielson

As the war rages overseas in Vietnam, the peaceful town of Monterey, California, is covered in blood. Phil Burt works at Argos Magazine. A murder occurred in nearby Salinas in July, and Burt is the prime suspect. Still, his indictment is uncertain, so three undercover U.S. Marshals are sent in for further investigation. Dell, Hank, and Mabel know this terrain well, and they quickly integrate into their assumed identities. Dell gets a post working for Argos with Burt. The more Dell gets to know their supposed suspect, the more he doubts his guilt. Dell even goes so far as to help Burt avoid a murder charge--not exactly playing by the book. There is still a murderer in the sunny state of California, but Dell is convinced Burt is not their man. So begins an undercover investigation into the real Salinas killer, but in a country torn by political upheaval, getting straight answers has never been more difficult. Will the Marshals find the right killer, or will an innocent man end up behind bars?

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Archway Publishing

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1480817104

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9781480817104

A Traveler's History of Cote D'Azur

By: Arnold G. Danielson

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A Traveler's History of Cote D'Azur

By: Arnold G. Danielson

Cote d¿Azur, as we know it today¿frequented by yachts and film stars¿is primarily a product of the last 150 years, but the historical impact of its central location dates back more than 2,500 years. Its geographic position and many natural harbors on the north side of the Mediterranean made it a stopover for early seafaring people like the Greeks; a natural extension of the Roman Empire; a target and base for Saracen raiders; and a place where the ambitions of French, Spanish and Italian kings and princes came into conflict. More recently it has been a destination for tourists, retirees and seekers of improved health, and a landing place for the invasion of France by the Allied armies in the Second World War. This book begins with Cote d¿Azur¿s early days and moves through to the present in a comprehensive, but concise, easily readable form that should help travelers relate what they are seeing today to what it was before. It is as historically factual as readily available data permits and tries to emphasize history that relates to what we see today.

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SDP Publishing LLC

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0982925689

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9780982925683

The Accessible Guide to Florence

By: Cornelia Danielson

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The Accessible Guide to Florence

By: Cornelia Danielson

One of the worlds great cities, Florence is visited by over six million tourists each year, yet, despite some recent improvements in accessibility, the Cradle of the Renaissance still presents significant barriers. Imagine lunch in an outdoor caf, soaking up the warm September sun, where do you find an accessible restroom? Where to eat in a country whose main staples are bread, pizza, and pasta if you have an intolerance to wheat gluten? In which museums can you touch a Renaissance sculpture if you are visually impaired? Need to rent a wheelchair or find which museums have them on loan? Locate an accessible hotel with a roll-in shower? Find out if your power wheelchair will fit in the elevator of the Uffizi? Or discover the wheelchair-accessible paths in the Boboli Gardens? Reading A Guide to Accessible Florence, an indispensable resource written especially, but not only, for wheelchair or scooter users and slow walkers, will give you the answers to all these questions and to many more.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1465326022

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9781465326027

New York

The Politics of Urban Regional Development

By: Michael N. Danielson,Jameson W. Doig

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New York

The Politics of Urban Regional Development

By: Michael N. Danielson,Jameson W. Doig

Studies the cultural, economic, political, and social forces influencing life in New York City.

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Univ of California Press

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0520045513

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9780520045514

Teacher Evaluation to Enhance Professional Practice

By: Charlotte Danielson,Thomas L. McGreal

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Teacher Evaluation to Enhance Professional Practice

By: Charlotte Danielson,Thomas L. McGreal

Identifies some of the problems with many teacher evaluation systems, presents a rationale for teacher evaluation, and describes a structural framework for designing an effective evaluation system for beginning and tenured teachers.

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ASCD

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0871203804

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9780871203809

Still Speaking of Nature

Further Explorations in the Natural World

By: Bill Danielson

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Still Speaking of Nature

Further Explorations in the Natural World

By: Bill Danielson

Through his popular newspaper column, "Speaking of Nature," and his 2001 book of the same title, professional naturalist Bill Danielson has introduced thousands of readers to the wonders and mystery of the natural world in New England and upstate New York. In Still Speaking of Nature, Danielson continues his observations of the nature, following the rhythm of the seasons in twenty-eight short essays that explore a diverse range of topics, from trilliums and katydids to meadow voles and moose. Taken together, they offer an engaging and accessible introduction to a fascinating world of nature that is often no farther away than our own backyards or neighborhood parks. "You cannot care for something you don't know about," Danielson writes, and whether you're a layperson or an experienced naturalist, his entertaining combination of science and humor will inspire you to explore the natural world and your place in it.

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State University of New York Press

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1438436009

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9781438436005

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