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Author Leland, John, 1950-

Title Aliens in the backyard : plant and animal imports into America / John Leland.

Publication Info. Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, [2005]
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 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  578.62 L53    Check Shelf
Description 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [201]-228) and index.
Contents As American as Apple Pie: An Introduction to Weeds -- Out of Africa: How Slavery Transformed the American Landscape and Diet -- A Green Nightmare: The Un-American Lawn -- A Sow's Ear from a Silk Purse: The Legacy of Sericulture -- Psychedelic Gardens: What Grandmother Grew in Her Backyard -- Bad Air and Worse Science: Malaria's Gifts to America -- Bioterror: Older Than You Think -- Cowboys: And Their Alien Habits -- ... and Indians: Less Native Than You Think -- An Entangled Bank: Roadside Weeds -- House Pests: Some of Those Who Share Your Quarters -- It Seemed a Good Idea at the Time: The Well-intentioned Ecological Disaster -- Misplaced Americans: As Rootless as the Humans Who Invited Them In -- Gone Fishin': An Unnatural Pastime.
Subject Biological invasions -- United States.
Alien plants -- United States.
Introduced animals -- United States.
ISBN 1570035822 cloth alkaline paper
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