"This updated and revised edition of the book brings more multicultural history, incorporates current events, and has a new chapter on climate change, along with new maps and illustrations."—Jaime Herndon, American Scientist
"This is a penetrating take on the complicated ways that humans impact their environs."—Publishers Weekly
"Compelling and accessible to a broad audience. . . . [Demonstrates] why understanding the environmental history of the US West is as pressing now as ever."—Jacey Anderson, H-Environment
"Read Losing Eden as soon as you can. Then, re-read it. Assign it to students, use it in planning policies, and bring it on Western adventures. The writing is that good; the history is that clear, and the stakes are that high."—David D. Vail, Chronicles of Oklahoma
"An updated version of the original 2017 publication, Losing Eden is a classic in the environmental history of the American West."—Harlan Hague, Roundup Magazine
"In writing such an accessible book for general readers and scholars alike, Dant successfully manages to create a space for everyone to feel a sense of responsibility for the future of the West."—Georgianna Karahalis, Annals of Wyoming
"[Dant] is especially skilled at presenting complex, sometimes controversial topics in an engaging and fun-to-learn manner."—Ed Roberson, mountainandprairie.com
"A clarion call for sustainability."—Kim Jackson, Nevada Historical Quarterly
“Everyone should take a look at Sara Dant’s book Losing Eden. It’s a history of something bigger than us and an essential read for anyone who cares about the past and future American West.”—Ken Burns, filmmaker
“Sara Dant has created something seemingly unattainable: a one-volume book—full of incisive analysis, wrapped in unforgettable storytelling—that covers the deep environmental history of the American West from twenty-five thousand years ago to today. She delivers an important cautionary tale about the relationship between people and nature, always asking a simple question: ‘At what cost?’ I learned something on every page.”—Dayton Duncan, author of The National Parks: America’s Best Idea
