A Companion to American Environmental History gathers together a comprehensive collection of over 30 essays that examine the evolving and diverse field of American environmental history. Provides a complete historiography of American environmental historyBrings the field up-to-date to reflect the latest trends and encourages new directions for the fieldIncludes the work of path-breaking environmental historians, from the founders of the field, to  contributions from innovative young scholarsTakes stock of the discipline through five topically themed parts, with essays ranging from American Indian Environmental Relations to Cities and Suburbs