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From the Texas Blackland Prairies to the Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain of the Carolinas, this volume provides a snapshot of the most spectacular and important natural places in the southern United States.
America’s Natural Places: South and Southeast examines over 50 of the most spectacular and important areas of this region, with each entry describing the importance of the area, the flora and fauna that it supports, threats to the survival of the region, and what is being done to protect it.

Organized by state within the volume, this book informs readers about the wide variety of natural areas across the south and southeast and identifies places near them that demonstrate the importance of preserving such regions.

• Illustrations depict 50 of the most treasured landscapes in the South and Southwest

Stacy Kowtko is a history professor at Spokane Community College, Spokane, WA. Her published works include Greenwood’s Nature and the Environment in Pre-Columbian Everyday Life.