@article{337025,
      author = {Minnis, Paul E.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/337025},
      title = {People and plants in ancient western North America /},
      publisher = {Smithsonian Books,},
      abstract = {"The environmental diversity of western North America is  astounding: from the wind-scoured tundra of the high  mountains to the seemingly desolate lowland deserts. No  less remarkable is the record of plant usage by the various  indigenous peoples who have been living there for more than  twelve millennia. For the vast majority of this time, their  livelihood, food, shelter, fuel, and medicine depended on  their knowledge and use of the plants that surrounded them.  The most comprehensive overview in more than half a century  on the interconnectedness of people and plants, this book  and its companion volume, People and Plants in Ancient  Eastern North America, present the latest information on  three major topics: the uses of native plants, the history  of crops and their uses, and the impact of humans on their  environment. They not only contribute to our understanding  of the lives of prehistoric people but also serve as guides  for designing sustainable living today." --NHBS Environment  Bookstore.},
      recid = {337025},
      pages = {xiv, 474 p. :},
      address = {Washington :},
      year = {2004},
}