PUBLISH DATE: 9.20.22
Natural Consequences:
Intimate Essays for a
Planet in Peril
by Char Miller, Professor of Environmental Analysis and History, Pomona College
In over forty site-specific essays that range from the middle of
the Pacific Ocean to the
author's own backyard in Claremont, California, Natural Consequences: Intimate Essays for a Planet in Peril gives critical historical context to current ecological challenges such as fire, drought, development,
and fracking.
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Natural Consequences
Take This Book for a Hike
Drought and fires, floods and rising tides: These and other climate-driven forces are compelling us to examine our role as inhabitants of our imperiled planet. In over forty vitally important essays and vignettes, Natural Consequences is Char Miller’s literary tour de force that illuminates the historical background of how we got here, what we need to do now, and how we can thrive into the future.
Endorsements of Natural Consequences
Equal parts charming and unsettling, these are illuminating accounts of the world we inhabit now. And the essays come with lots of good advice, above all: go for a walk. But maybe stick this volume in your back pocket.
– Bill McKibben, author of The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon
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Char Miller's Natural Consequences is a marvelous journey across sublime Southern California landscapes with a noble outdoor guide from the Aldo Leopold tradition. With his keen knowledge of Western water policy, forest management, weather patterns, desert ethics, mountain lore and fish hatcheries, Miller educates readers about the conservation challenges his home state faces in the 21st century.
– Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History at Rice University and author of Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and the Great Environmental Awakening.
Links to Reviews, Interviews & More
BOOM California Excerpt:
https://boomcalifornia.org/2023/02/27/natural-consequences-intimate-essays-for-a-planet-in-peril/
Los Angeles Times Book Review:
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/hot-time-in-the-biocity-on-char-millers-natural-consequences/
Mono Basin Historical Society interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISLsJLs0DTQ&list=PL2pF--CQ3TpMXiD-BECPNHkg9_iPrSAoo&index=1&t=1921s