Environmental history was . . . born out of a moral purpose, with strong political commitments behind it, but also became, as it matured, a scholarly enterprise that had neither any simple, nor any single, moral or political agenda to… — Donald Worster Copy Share Image
There is little history in the study of nature, and there is little nature in the study of history. I want to show how we can remedy that cultural lag by developing a new perspective on the historian's enterprise, one… — Donald Worster Copy Share Image
Human domination over nature is quite simply an illusion, a passing dream by a naive species. It is an illusion that has cost us… — Donald Worster Copy Share Image
Environmental history was . . . born out of a moral purpose, with strong political commitments behind it, but also became, as it matured,… — Donald Worster Copy Share Image
Rain is a blessing when it falls gently on parched fields, turning the earth green, causing the birds to sing. — Donald Worster Copy Share Image
We may be entering a new phase of history, a time when we begin to rediscover . . . the traditional teaching that power… — Donald Worster Copy Share Image
Do what we will, the Colorado will one day find an unimpeded way to the sea. — Donald Worster Copy Share Image
There is little history in the study of nature, and there is little nature in the study of history. I want to show how… — Donald Worster Copy Share Image
Environmental historians . . . insist that we have got to go . . . down to the earth itself as an agent and… — Donald Worster Copy Share Image
