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Review in Booklist:

“Stark follows the starling’s movements across the continent through articles in newspapers, magazines, and scientific journals as people’s original welcome for their new avian neighbors quickly turned to aggravation. . . . This combination of human and natural history is a captivating read.”

Framing Nature

Review in H-Environment:

“Youngs’s methodological approach yields a rich analysis that is both cultural and material and one that will hopefully inspire future scholars to contribute to a scholarly and public conversation about the process of placemaking.”

The Bears of Grand Teton

Review in Booklist:

“Readers will gain valuable insights into these remarkable animals in a book suitable for pleasure reading and research.”

Buffalo Soldiers in California

Review in Journal of America’s Military Past:

“The author has conducted impressive research in countless primary sources to compile this account and Buffalo Soldiers in California represents a valuable addition to the historiography of the African American regulars.”

Ecologies of Imperialism in Algeria

Review in the International Journal of Middle East Studies:

“Ecologies of Imperialism in Algeria is an important addition to the history of empire and disaster in the Middle East. Cutler’s analysis of imperial ecology and disaster demonstrates the importance of understanding the overall context of imperial systems and the interchange of factors beyond the control of policy and human agency.”

Review in H-Environment:

“The book’s central contribution is its description of the colossal disaster that occurred in rural Algeria in the late 1860s and its focus on how to understand it in a longer-term eco-historical perspective. Ecologies of Imperialism in Algeria is also peppered with truly fascinating episodes from nineteenth-century Algerian history that illustrate the environmental and social transformations wrought by colonial occupation.”

On the Backs of Others

Review in Terrae Incognitae:

“I can certainly recommend On the Backs of Others: Rethinking the History of British Geographical Exploration for all readers interested in exploration, cartography, and geographical studies. Besides his excellent descriptions, and at times vivid and terrifying snapshots of the expeditions themselves . . . the book certainly explicates a history that requires wider readership.”

Raid and Reconciliation

Review in The Americas:

“In a crowded field of study, the author has developed a readable and well-researched work that borderlands scholars and students will welcome.”

Twisting in Air

Review in Big Sky Journal:

“The fascinating—and often unjustifiably brutal—history of early cinema’s stunt horses is richly detailed in Carol Bradley’s Twisting in Air . . . [it] is an entertaining, informative, and historically relevant read.”