A history of man's attempt to turn American's arid regions into productive areas.

Stories from prehistoric times to the future, about land, our abuse of the land, and the impact on the people who come after

For his brilliant reportage ranging from the forested recesses of the Amazon to the manicured lawns of Westchester County, New York, Alex Shoumatoff has won acc

“I’ve been thinking a lot about Cadillac Desert in the past few weeks, as the rain fell and fell and kept falling over California, much of which, despite th