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    Ike’s Road Trip

    Brian C. Black

    All roads begin somewhere and today's U. S. highway system began with an exploratory, cross-country ride, led by 28-year-old Army lieutenant colonel, Dwight Eisenhower. This is the story of that…

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    Crude Reality: Petroleum in World History

    Brian C. Black, Ph.D.

    This concise, accessible introduction to the history of oil tells the story of how petroleum has shaped human life since it was first discovered oozing inconspicuously from the soil. Brian…

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    Nature and the Environment in Twentieth-Century American Life

    Brian C. Black, Ph.D.

    Provides in-depth understanding of how people actually lived, based on research.

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    Nature and the Environment in Nineteenth-Century American Life

    Brian C. Black, Ph.D.

    Provides an understanding of how people actually lived, based on research.

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    Crude Reality: Petroleum in World History

    Brian C. Black, Ph.D.

    This concise, accessible introduction to the history of oil tells the story of how petroleum shaped human life since it was first discovered leaking inconspicuously from the soil. Leading environmental…

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    To Have and Have Not: Energy in World History

    Brian C. Black, Ph.D.

    Tracing our energy usage from the Industrial era to modern times, Brian Black outlines the past, and point us towards the direction we need to go with our energy usage…

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    Crude Reality: Petroleum in World History

    Brian C. Black, Ph.D.

    This concise, accessible introduction to the history of oil tells the story of how petroleum has shaped human life since it was first discovered oozing inconspicuously from the soil. Brian…

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    Alternative Energy

    Brian C. Black, Ph.D.,Richard Flarend

    An exceptionally timely volume that weighs the costs and benefits of alternative energy sources and their implications for reducing energy consumption. As this book makes clear, civilization cannot long continue…

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    Nature’s Entrepot: Philadelphia’s Urban Sphere and Its Environmental Thresholds

    Philadelphia was one of America’s first major cities and an international seaport. Nature’s Entrepot views the planning, expansion, and sustainability of the urban environment of Philadelphia from its inception to…

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    Global Warming

    Brian C. Black, Ph.D.,Gary J. Weisel

    Tracing scientific ideas about the structure of Earth, Global Warming creates an intellectual portrait of the shifts in thinking that have led to the current controversy, enabling readers to make…

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    Climate Change [4 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Science and History

    Brian C. Black, Ph.D.,David M. Hassenzahl, Ph.D.

    This book provides a holistic consideration of climate change that goes beyond pure science, fleshing out the discussion by considering cultural, historical, and policy-driven aspects of this important issue.

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    A Field on Fire: The Future of Environmental History

    Featuring wide-ranging essays by leading environmental historians from the US, Europe, and China, the collection challenges scholars to rethink some of their orthodoxies, inviting them to approach familiar stories from…

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