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A thoughtful look at the atmosphere's rapid deterioration and the international community's response to the crisis

With the Earth's atmosphere increasingly being used as a convenient si…]]> Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:17:33 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4791267/Governing-the-Frozen-Commons
Assesses the international community's management of Antarctica as a global commons

Antarctica, the last great wilderness on earth, is a continent of extremes. It is the coldest, highes…]]> Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:17:33 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4791352/Porchers-Creek
A thanksgiving and lament for life on the South Carolina coast

"Columbus knew no greater thrill than I, a ten-year-old discovering new creeks and branches and islands and mainland hidea…]]> Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:17:33 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4791576/The-Day-the-Johnboat-Went-up-the-Mountain
True tales of underwater adventures and discoveries in the Palmetto State's maritime history

Combining his skills as a veteran journalist and well-practiced storyteller with his two dec…]]> Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:17:33 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4791592/Learning-the-Valley
Meanderings through a storied Virginia region with a look at its significance from prehistory to the present.

In Learning the Valley, award-winning nature writer John Leland guides read…]]> Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:17:33 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4791595/Aliens-in-the-Backyard
Foreword INDIES 2005 Popular Culture Book of the Year

A fresh look at the origins of our iconic immigrant flora and fauna, revealed with wit and reverence for nature

Aliens live…]]> Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:17:33 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4791598/Lowcountry-Time-and-Tide
A thorough account of rice culture's final decades and of its modern legacy.

In mapping the slow decline of the rice kingdom across the half-century following the Civil War, James H. Tu…]]> Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:17:33 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4791601/Altered-Environments
An illustrated history of how natural and human forces have shaped the development of a coastal community

The constant assault of natural forces make fragile barrier islands some of the…]]> Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:17:33 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4791667/A-Delicate-Balance
An interdisciplinary study of conservation efforts and attitudes in the Carolina lowcountry

Sustainability of the natural environment and of our society has become one of the most urgen…]]> Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:17:33 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4791731/Painting-the-Landscape-with-Fire
A revealing look at the role of prescribed burns in sustaining the longleaf pine forests of the Southeast

Fire can be a destructive, deadly element of nature, capable of obliterating fo…]]> Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:17:33 -0800