The War on Weeds in the Prairie West An Environmental History |
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| Author:
| Evans, Clinton L. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55238-029-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2002 |
| Publisher: | University of Calgary Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $59.40 |
Book Description:
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The first full-blown environmental history of weeds in western Canada. This book documents the arrival of weeds with seed from England in the sixteenth century, how these foreign seeds survived and thrived on the plains of North America for centuries to come, and governmental perceptions and legislations against weeds.
The first full-blown environmental history of weeds in western Canada. This book documents the arrival of weeds with seed from England in the sixteenth century, how these foreign seeds survived and thrived on the plains of North America for centuries to come, and governmental perceptions and legislations against weeds.