An Unsettled Country : Changing Landscapes of the American West
The landscape of the West has for too long been seen as a challenge to be overcome. But in Worster's view it is seeing how people have dealt with, and all too often, mishandled nature that gives urgency to better understanding the region's ecological history. Worster argues for a new relationship of western people to their surroundings based on benefits to a community rather than on gains to individuals.