An environmental history of the Civil War /
Browning, Judkin,
An environmental history of the Civil War / Judkin Browning & Timothy Silver. - 261 pages ; 25 cm. - Civil War America. . - Civil War America (Series) .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This sweeping history recognizes that the Civil War was not just a military conflict but also a moment of profound transformation in Americans' relationship to the natural world. To be sure, environmental factors such as topography and weather powerfully shaped the outcomes of battles and campaigns, and the war could not have been fought without the horses, cattle, and other animals that were essential to both armies. But here Judkin Browning and Timothy Silver weave a far richer story, combining military and environmental history to forge a comprehensive new narrative of the war's significance and impact. As they reveal, the conflict created a new disease environment by fostering the spread of microbes among vulnerable soldiers, civilians, and animals; led to large-scale modifications of the landscape across several states; sparked new thinking about the human relationship to the natural world; and demanded a reckoning with disability and death on an ecological scale. And as the guns fell silent, the change continued; Browning and Silver show how the war influenced the future of weather forecasting, veterinary medicine, the birth of the conservation movement, and the establishment of the first national parks"--
9781469655383 1469655381
2019041157
1800-1899
Nature--Effect of human beings on--History--United States--19th century.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States--Environmental conditions--History--19th century.
E468.9 / .B883 2020
973.7
An environmental history of the Civil War / Judkin Browning & Timothy Silver. - 261 pages ; 25 cm. - Civil War America. . - Civil War America (Series) .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This sweeping history recognizes that the Civil War was not just a military conflict but also a moment of profound transformation in Americans' relationship to the natural world. To be sure, environmental factors such as topography and weather powerfully shaped the outcomes of battles and campaigns, and the war could not have been fought without the horses, cattle, and other animals that were essential to both armies. But here Judkin Browning and Timothy Silver weave a far richer story, combining military and environmental history to forge a comprehensive new narrative of the war's significance and impact. As they reveal, the conflict created a new disease environment by fostering the spread of microbes among vulnerable soldiers, civilians, and animals; led to large-scale modifications of the landscape across several states; sparked new thinking about the human relationship to the natural world; and demanded a reckoning with disability and death on an ecological scale. And as the guns fell silent, the change continued; Browning and Silver show how the war influenced the future of weather forecasting, veterinary medicine, the birth of the conservation movement, and the establishment of the first national parks"--
9781469655383 1469655381
2019041157
1800-1899
Nature--Effect of human beings on--History--United States--19th century.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States--Environmental conditions--History--19th century.
E468.9 / .B883 2020
973.7