Flora and Fauna of the Civil War: An Environmental Reference Guide
Few [Civil War] works will reflect such labor and love...[it] provides engaging environmental, economic, social, and cultural insights into the lives of the soldiers...Highly recommended.   --P.D. Thomas, Wichita State Univ.; Choice Reviews OnlineFalling somewhere between a reference text and a collection of thoroughly annotated personal anecdotes, this book combines dual disciplines to form a new study of environmental history.. Still, his text is filled with environmental lessons.  --Tennessee Libraries 61:2, 2011"...Kelby Ouchley'sFlora and Fauna of the Civil Waris a welcome addition to the growing field of Civil War environmental studies. It will be a useful source for scholars interested in the complex and often contradictory relationships between humans and nature in wartime."-Journal ofEnvironmental History,July 2011I am encouraged when the occasional fresh look at the war comes along...Yes, I am recommending, very strongly, a reference guide, one that is thorough, witty, and full of insights from a fresh perspective on the effect of environment on soldiers and the effect of soldiers on environment. --Baton Rouge Advocate, August 2011In an unusual blend of botany, history, and humanity, Kelby Ouchley has produced a fascinating, illuminating, and historically accurate account of the Civil War, the people who were directly or indirectly involved, and the ultimate environmental aftermath.--Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, August 2011