Tinkering with Eden: A Natural History of Exotic Species in America

Mosquitoes in Hawaii, sea lampreys in the Great Lakes, mountain goats in the Olympic Mountains of Washington State--not one of these species is native to the environment in which it now flourishes. Kim Todd's Tinkering with Eden is a lyrical, brilliantly written history of the introduction of exotic species into the United Sates, and how the well-meaning endeavors of scientists, explorers, and biologists have resulted in ecological catastrophe. Todd's assured voice will haunt her readers, and the stories she tells--such as the druggist who brought starlings to America because he wanted the landscape to feature every bird mentioned by Shakespeare--will forever change how we see our increasingly afflicted landscape and its unanticipated inhabitants.

Author: Kim Todd
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 06/17/2002
Pages: 302
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.54w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9780393323245

Review Citation(s):
Kliatt 11/01/2002 pg. 38

About the Author
Todd, Kim: - Winner of the PEN/Jerard Award, Kim Todd holds a B.A. from Yale University and an M.F.A. from the University of Montana. She lives in San Francisco, California.