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Author Attenborough, David, 1926-

Title The first Eden : the Mediterranean world and man / David Attenborough.

Publication Info. Boston : Little, Brown, [1987]
©1987

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  909.0982 ATTENBOROUGH    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  909 ATT    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  508.182 ATT    Check Shelf
 East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Adult Department  508.1822 ATT    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  508.122 ATTENBOROUGH    Check Shelf
Edition First American edition.
Description 240 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm
Note Maps on lining papers.
Includes index.
Bibliography Bibliography: page 234.
Contents Pt. 1. The making of the garden. The filling of the sea ; The population of the waters ; The animals of the islands ; The changing climate ; Surviving the summer ; The arrival of mankind -- Pt. 2. The gods enslaved. The sacred animals of prehistory ; The animal gods of Egypt ; The kingdoms of the bull god ; The butchery of the gods -- Pt. 3. The wastes of war. The taming of the horse ; The triumphs of Islam ; The animal myths of Europe ; The migrations of the Crusaders ; Eastern animals move west ; The destruction of the forests -- Pt. 4. Strangers in the garden. Marine invaders from the east ; Terrestrial invaders from the west ; The human invasion ; The plunder of the wildlife ; The relics of Eden.
Subject Natural history -- Mediterranean Region.
Anthropology -- Mediterranean Region.
Mediterranean Region -- Civilization.
ISBN 0316057509: $24.95
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