Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America
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- Create Date：2022-12-16 03:21:08
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Leila Philip
- ISBN：B09X5CJD8Y
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Reviews
Mary
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Excellent book on one of the most interesting builders of the animal world。 If only we could learn to let nature take her course rather than try and elbow her out of the way。
Anna
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I love the fundamental respect the author in this book has for people on all sides of the political spectrum - environmentalists （which I think she pretty much admits to） and trappers and traders。 The beavers are cool， of course。 The beaver lady was a bit crazy but the author is even pretty respectful of her too。 Such a fun book and an excellent narrator too。
Dan
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My thanks to both NetGalley and the publisher Twelve Books for an advanced copy of this book on geography， water planning， myths and the importance of one animal to an ecosystem， and too one author。One of the things that I enjoy most in life is reading a book， and thinking， or most likely speaking aloud to myself， who can I give this to because I really want to talk about this book right now。 Another thing I enjoy is just walking up to friends， family and companions and talking about fun things My thanks to both NetGalley and the publisher Twelve Books for an advanced copy of this book on geography， water planning， myths and the importance of one animal to an ecosystem， and too one author。One of the things that I enjoy most in life is reading a book， and thinking， or most likely speaking aloud to myself， who can I give this to because I really want to talk about this book right now。 Another thing I enjoy is just walking up to friends， family and companions and talking about fun things that I have learned from a book。 Most people I know are used to it， and I hope kind of enjoy my enthusiasm。 However I don't think people were prepared for all my discussions about dams， river purification， fur trapping， Indigenous lore， and John Jacob Astor and his what seems to me traitorous actions during the War of 1812。 Nor all the facts that I was sharing about an animal I consider one of the most remarkable of creatures， the beaver。 Leila Philip has in Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America， written one of the most engaging， fascinating， fun， informative science and outdoor sports books that I have read in quite a while。The book begins with a short story about the importance of beavers to the indigenous people， followed by an introduction to the author and her dog watching a small beaver dam by her home in Connecticut。 Without her thinking about it， being around these creatures has given her something to focus on while things are not going well。 Soon she begins to investigate these water rodents and opens up a whole new world of understanding。 Philip follows a fur trapper who works for the state getting rid of troublesome beavers， whose life has been changed for the better by all the time he spends in nature。 Philip discusses the fur trade， the role of John Jacob Astor in its growth and his attempt at controlling everything for his own profit， and she attends a fur auction where she meets trappers and buyers and learns about the economy of modern fur trade。 And of course the stars the beavers。 Beavers had quite a role in developing the early American landscape and their importance to the indigenous people。 Nearly wiped out， beavers were reintroduced in the early part of the twentieth century with tremendous results， and some environmental issues that are also shown。 The writing is really beautiful。 Warm， friendly， informative and endlessly fascinating。 Philip can writer about her mother's health， fur auctions， walking through wetlands， the make-up of a beaver's tail， and corporations that work on flooding conditions with the ideas that beavers bring to their dam development。 Philip never loses the narrative， nor puts too much information in that slows things down or overwhelms the reader。 That is a rare gift。 Readers can feel that this is an important subject for Philip and one she wants to get right， and share to the most people。 She makes the reader care about every character from her dog， to trappers， scientists， and engineers。 And of course the animals， who are so interesting， and so important。My nephew is what he calls "A Friend to the animals"。 I Facetimed him numerous times while reading this sharing facts and stories about beavers which he enjoyed。 This was his favorite book he told me， I have to agree。 This is the first book that I have read by the author， but not the last and I look forward to reading more。 A book that belongs under the Christmas tree， or under a spruce tree by a small pond in the woods。 I really can't recommend this enough。 。。。more
Nicole Barbaro
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Advance readers copy — on sale 12/6。 AMAZING book。 Wasn’t totally sure what to expect with this one but Philip delivers an enthralling read。 Part ecology， part history， part ethnography， Philip’s Beaverland shares the complicated story of beavers roles in American ecosystem and culture。 A must read！
Foggygirl
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An educational illuminating read about the history of the fur trade in North America and how it literally built the economy of the continent。
Mags
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