Endangered Species: A Documentary and Reference Guide

Reviewed here in its e-book version, Endangered Species is a further title in the Greenwood Press Documentary and Reference Guides series. These books provide documentary evidence and analyses of topics. Specifically, this volume presents resources necessary to discuss endangered species in the USA through a historical, social and political lens. The resources are primary documents ranging from statues and laws to philosophical works that illustrate public thought on nature and humankinds place within it.

Humans have had an enormous impact on the world around them. Much of this impact is only recently revealed and often leads to heated debate. While...