Picture 1 of 1
Atlas of a Lost World: Travels in Ice Age America by Craig Childs (034580631X)
Condition:
3 available / 1 sold
Postage:
Located in: California, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Thu, 9 May and Tue, 14 May to 43230
Returns:
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Seller information
- 99.2% positive feedback
Registered as a Business Seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:225669876716
Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Type
- Does not apply
- Publication Name
- Does not apply
- ISBN-13
- 9780345806314
- ISBN
- 9780345806314
- Book Title
- Atlas of a Lost World : Travels in Ice Age America
- Item Length
- 7.9in
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- Nature, Science, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Earth Sciences / Sedimentology & Stratigraphy, Animals / Mammals, Ecology, Anthropology / General, North America, Paleontology
- Item Width
- 5.1in
- Item Weight
- 10.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
About this product
Product Information
The first people in the New World were few, their encampments fleeting. On a side of the planet no human had ever seen, different groups arrived from different directions, and not all at the same time. The land they reached was fully inhabited by megafauna--mastodons, giant bears, mammoths, saber-toothed cats, enormous bison, and sloths that stood one story tall. These Ice Age explorers, hunters, and families were wildly outnumbered and many would themselves have been prey to the much larger animals. In Atlas of a Lost World , Craig Childs blends science and personal narrative to upend our notions of where these people came from and who they were. How they got here, persevered, and ultimately thrived is a story that resonates from the Pleistocene to our modern era, and reveals how much has changed since the time of mammoth hunters, and how little. Through it, readers will see the Ice Age, and their own age, in a whole new light.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
034580631x
ISBN-13
9780345806314
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6038680450
Product Key Features
Book Title
Atlas of a Lost World : Travels in Ice Age America
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Earth Sciences / Sedimentology & Stratigraphy, Animals / Mammals, Ecology, Anthropology / General, North America, Paleontology
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Nature, Science, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5.1in
Item Weight
10.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
E77.9.C55 2018
Reviews
"It's a clever, smartly written and altogether enthusiastic effort to breathe feeling and life into the human processes behind all those ancient sites, artifacts, and busted animal bones. The past is a country to which one cannot return, but "Atlas of a Lost World" at least helps you imagine what you might be missing. " --David J. Meltzer, The Wall Street Journal "Whenever I read Craig Childs I feel as if I am in the presence a passionate tour guide to exotic places, rare artifacts, and ancient bones. Childs' Atlas of a Lost World is a transcontinental detective story about the arrival of humans in North America. About 20,000 years ago climates changed, humans spread across the globe, and a new era began for life in North America. Childs' first-hand encounters and vivid prose make his telling of these pivotal events read more like a thriller than a stale account of dusty artifacts." --Neil Shubin, author of Your Inner Fish "A useful and transporting tour d'horizon of the prehistoric Americas....Throughout the text, Childs projects a high degree of infectious fascination, pulling readers into his prehistoric scenes. Readers will be impressed by his hardiness as he attempts to experience what an ancient traveler may have experienced.... A tight weave of professional findings, anecdotes, site visits, and explanations behind ancient artifacts make this book both engaging and indispensable for those with an interest in prehistory." -- Kirkus *starred review* "In this captivating travelogue, Childs trods the late Ice Age with the first migrants to the Americas--adventurous and canny explorers who traveled amid disappearing glaciers and 'a cycle of animals of all sizes from voles and falcons to some of the largest mammals seen in human evolution.'...With simple, beautiful sketches by fellow traveler Gilman, Childs's account will fire the imagination of ordinary readers as well as anthropologists and prehistorians." -- Publishers Weekly *starred review* "Childs takes readers on a scintillating dual journey through the geography of modern and Ice Age America in this survey of some of the lands reached by the first voyagers across the Bering Sea Ice Bridge.... While exploring the American West and ultimately embarking on a trip in a north Florida swamp, Childs maintains a self-deprecating humor and a boundless enthusiasm for his subject that makes this narrative an unexpected page-turner. His curiosity is infectious, and the lessons he learns about how Ice Age people lived, what we can learn from them, and who they became resonate with serious staying power.... Childs has found history deeper than politics, and in rich, evocative prose, he makes it startlingly relevant to readers. A science title with broad and enduring appeal." -- Booklist Online *starred review*
Copyright Date
2018
Lccn
2017-033037
Dewey Decimal
551.792097
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Item description from the seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:225669876716
Postage and handling
Item location:
California, United States
Post to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Samoa, Worldwide, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Excludes:
Barbados, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Libya, Martinique, New Caledonia, Reunion, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Venezuela
| Postage and handling | Each additional item | To | Service | Delivery*See Delivery notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free postage | Free | United States | Economy Postage (USPS Media MailTM) | Estimated between Thu, 9 May and Tue, 14 May to 43230 |
| Handling time |
|---|
| Will usually post within 2 business days of receiving cleared payment. |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Seller charges sales tax in |
Sales Tax for an item #225669876716
Sales Tax for an item #225669876716
Seller collects sales tax for items shipped to the following states:
| State | Sales Tax Rate |
|---|
Return policy
| After receiving the item, contact seller within | Refund will be given as |
|---|---|
| 14 days after the buyer receives it | Money Back |
The buyer is responsible for return postage costs.
Seller feedback (25,343)
b***y (4079)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Beautiful & Perfect Whiskey Book !! Love it!
a***j (593)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
A+ transaction.
h***r (621)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
A+ seller!
This is a private listing and your identity will not be disclosed to anyone except the seller.