Hailed as 'one of the most eminent environmental historians of the West' by Alan Brinkley in The New York Times Book Review, Donald Worster has been a leader in reshaping the study of American history. Winner of the prestigious Bancroft Prize for his book 'Dust Bowl', Worster has helped bring humanity's interaction with nature to the forefront of historical thinking. Now, in 'The Wealth of Nature', he offers a series of thoughtful, eloquent essays which lay out his views on environmental history, tying the study of the past to today's agenda for change.