How and why have Americans living at particular times and places used and transformed their environment? How have political systems dealt with conflicts over re

By studying the many ways diverse peoples have changed, shaped, and conserved the natural world over time, environmental historians provide insight into humanit

What is environmental history? It is a kind of history that seeks understanding of human beings as they have lived, worked, and thought in relationship to the r

Examines the works of Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. Du Bois, and several other canonical figures, to uncover a rich and vital tradition of

From the time when humans first learned to harness fire, cultivate crops, and domesticate livestock, they have altered their environment as a means of survival.