"One of the best scientific books published in the last ten years."
--Ottowa Journal
"A valuable new synthesis of facts and ideas about climate, geography, and life during the past 20,000
years. More important, the book conveys an intimate appreciation of the rich variety of nature through time."
--S. David Webb,Science
AAUP Web Site, August, 2000
Summary
The fascinating story of how a harsh terrain that resembled modern Antarctica has been transformed gradually
into the forests, grasslands, and wetlands we know today.
