Thomas Lowe Fleischner’s articles and essays on topics pertinent to western ecology have been widely published in journals such as Conservation Biology and in books including The Encyclopedia of Ecology and Environmental Management.

• AcknowledgmentsPrologue: From the Oxbow1. The Terrain of DelightTales of Deep TimeThe Soul of StoneUnwarping and DowncuttingThe Work of a River2. The Texture of LifeThe Grace of AnimalsThe Green Gift Mapping Life How Snakes Kiss3. Walking UprightChipping StoneWith Blade of ChertHere Comes EuropeIn the Promised Land"More Beauty Than I Can Bear"4. Home on the Range?A Reluctant Path Toward PolicyResisting ChangeMeanwhile, Back at the Fence5. Hungry for FunThe Concrete CurtainForever Wild?The Governor in the GymThe Fun BoomEpilogue: The Evening Light Can Be TouchedTaxonomy of Species Mentioned in TextNotes ReferencesIndex

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