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Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America

Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America

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  • Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
  • Create Date：2022-11-08 03:19:34
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
  • Status：finish
  • Author：Dan Flores
  • ISBN：1324006161
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Reviews

Bpaul ，

Great book。 But buy it to read it， avoid the audio version。 The narrator is SO BAD。 I am sorry for the person's career， but holy crap was their voice annoying。 I grudged through it though， because the content was great， as Flores always is。 Great book。 But buy it to read it， avoid the audio version。 The narrator is SO BAD。 I am sorry for the person's career， but holy crap was their voice annoying。 I grudged through it though， because the content was great， as Flores always is。 。。。more

Kelly ，

Wild New World is a historical account of the animal experience before and after humans came to North America。 Thoroughly researched and expertly laid out， there is so much to learn within the pages of this book。 I wasn’t a huge fan of the narrator。 I felt the narrator lacked inflections in their voice and it came across as droning on from time to time。 Thank you so much to the publisher for giving me access to an eARC。

Tom Schulte ，

This is a fascinating overview of people vs。 animals （really） in the Americas from like 21，000 years ago to the 21st Century。 Basically， the author makes the case that the human animal over millennia has combined a "henhouse syndrome，" more scientifically known as surplus killing， w/biological first contact where animals do not know to fear humans to head toward extinction or near-extinction。 This goes from archaeological evidence of mass killing for only a few choice cuts， which I have read abo This is a fascinating overview of people vs。 animals （really） in the Americas from like 21，000 years ago to the 21st Century。 Basically， the author makes the case that the human animal over millennia has combined a "henhouse syndrome，" more scientifically known as surplus killing， w/biological first contact where animals do not know to fear humans to head toward extinction or near-extinction。 This goes from archaeological evidence of mass killing for only a few choice cuts， which I have read about in Time Detectives: How Archaeologists Use Technology to Recapture the Past to the disruption caused by disease spreading in the 15th and 16th Centuries by Spanish explorers。 This is interesting for the early primary sources observing animal density declines with proximity to human settlements， but returns once those human populations were decimated。 This is also the first time I recall reading that Little Ice Age is deemed by some to have a root cause in decreased human population。 The Stone Age approach to herd management was taken up by more European visitors taking out the bison herds as well as completely eradicating the great auk， passenger pigeon， Carolina parakeet， etc。 and wreaking a devastating toll on otters， wolves， etc。 and through DDT birds including the national symbol。 These are sad and dispiriting histories including a conspiracy theory that wiping out the "buffalo" herds was an American government conspiracy as well as the reckless abandon of the wolfers dispensing cyanide and strychnine causing untold collateral damage。 The author grew up in Louisiana and tells much of Louisiana animals， including how Louisiana alligators went from threatened to thriving。 The author is not as hopeful about the Ivory-billed Woodpecker， dismissing all evidence brought forward through September 2021。 I am saddened by the implication this includes the video evidence I saw on YouTube。Overall this is very educational， enlightening even。 I am only somewhat disappointed in the narrator。 。。。more

Andrea Wenger ，

Using genomic science， evolutionary biology， and environmental history， the author traces the effect of human migration on the ecosystems they moved into。 Seeing how many unique species have been lost reminds us of the importance of maintaining the diversity still left。 It's a heartbreaking and moving story。 The audiobook is well done。Thanks， NetGalley， for the ARC I received。 This is my honest and voluntary review。 Using genomic science， evolutionary biology， and environmental history， the author traces the effect of human migration on the ecosystems they moved into。 Seeing how many unique species have been lost reminds us of the importance of maintaining the diversity still left。 It's a heartbreaking and moving story。 The audiobook is well done。Thanks， NetGalley， for the ARC I received。 This is my honest and voluntary review。 。。。more

Janalyn Prude ，

With a great narrator and an enthusiasm for animal human and fauna Daniel Flores does a great job telling a story and teaching at the same time。 With every mention of a people animal or to rain tidbits and facts are given and it is so interesting。 I have never read a history book executed with such A flare in original concept。 I can honestly say I listen to this book from beginning to end and loved it all。 The narrative flows flawlessly and you don’t even realize you’ve already gone several chap With a great narrator and an enthusiasm for animal human and fauna Daniel Flores does a great job telling a story and teaching at the same time。 With every mention of a people animal or to rain tidbits and facts are given and it is so interesting。 I have never read a history book executed with such A flare in original concept。 I can honestly say I listen to this book from beginning to end and loved it all。 The narrative flows flawlessly and you don’t even realize you’ve already gone several chapters and it doesn’t feel like it。 I can’t say enough good things about this great audiobook the original execution and flawless narrative make it oh so awesome I truly loved this book and hope the author writes more like it in the future。 I received this book from NetGalley and the publisher but I am leaving this review voluntarily please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review。 。。。more

Meg ，

This is definitely one of the smartest books I've read this year。 It is big history at its best。 Reading this reminded me of Adam Rutherford's A BRIEF HISTORY OF EVERYONE WHO EVER LIVED。 Except that whereas Rutherford takes readers through the deep history of the human species， Flores' work takes us， chapter-by-chapter through different animal species， many now extinct。 But the book isn't just about extinction。 Flores gives readers hope by looking at many new developments in conservation efforts This is definitely one of the smartest books I've read this year。 It is big history at its best。 Reading this reminded me of Adam Rutherford's A BRIEF HISTORY OF EVERYONE WHO EVER LIVED。 Except that whereas Rutherford takes readers through the deep history of the human species， Flores' work takes us， chapter-by-chapter through different animal species， many now extinct。 But the book isn't just about extinction。 Flores gives readers hope by looking at many new developments in conservation efforts。 Wow。 So much to learn here。 。。。more

Chantal Lyons ，

'Wild New World' is meticulously researched and detailed - and a soul-harrowing experience for it。 You need to have a certain mental stamina to cope with listening to this unflinching history of the destruction of biodiversity in North America （and， of course， of cultures and indigenous peoples living there）。 The audiobook can essentially be boiled down to "This species？ Dead。 This other species？ Dead。 And this species？ ALSO DEAD"。 I wanted to punch my fist through a wall during the section on t 'Wild New World' is meticulously researched and detailed - and a soul-harrowing experience for it。 You need to have a certain mental stamina to cope with listening to this unflinching history of the destruction of biodiversity in North America （and， of course， of cultures and indigenous peoples living there）。 The audiobook can essentially be boiled down to "This species？ Dead。 This other species？ Dead。 And this species？ ALSO DEAD"。 I wanted to punch my fist through a wall during the section on the Ivory Billed Woodpecker。 Very little in this audiobook surprised me， though I appreciated learning more about perhaps more neglected species such as the pronghorn， and the twisting evolutionary history of the horse。 That said， the bulk of the book focuses on what happened when Europeans arrived in North America， and I would've loved to linger more in the Pleistocene and pre-Colonial time periods。 Flores' prose is compelling， and he shares snippets of personal experience where relevant， which I appreciated。 It isn't exactly mind-blowing， but it does draw together a great deal of up-to-date knowledge about evolution and history in the context of North America。 Recommended。（With thanks to HighBridge Audio and NetGalley for this audiobook in exchange for an honest review） 。。。more