Wild New World

The Epic Story of Animals and People in America

By: Dan Flores

Narrated by: Clark Cornell

In 1908, near Folsom, New Mexico, a cowboy discovered the remains of a herd of extinct giant bison. By examining flint points embedded in the bones, archeologists later determined that a band of humans had killed and butchered the animals 12,450 years ago. This discovery vastly expanded America's known human history but also revealed the long-standing danger Homo sapiens presented to the continent's evolutionary richness.

Distinguished scholar Dan Flores's ambitious history chronicles the epoch in which humans and animals have coexisted in the "wild new world" of North America—a place shaped both by its own grand evolutionary forces and by momentous arrivals from Asia, Africa, and Europe. With portraits of iconic creatures such as mammoths, horses, wolves, and bison, Flores describes the evolution and historical ecology of North America like never before.

In thrilling narrative style, informed by genomic science, evolutionary biology, and environmental history, Flores celebrates the astonishing bestiary that arose on our continent and introduces the complex human cultures and individuals who hastened its eradication, studied America's animals, and moved heaven and earth to rescue them. Eons in scope and continental in scale, Wild New World is a sweeping yet intimate Big History of the animal-human story in America.

©2022 Dan Flores (P)2022 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Amazing book

The only thing that could’ve been better is if the author read it, so that could drive in his sarcasm and humor. Otherwise amazing read

Wonderful history of US Ecology

Great book in many ways. Mostly limited to United States history so not much on Canada and Mexico. The only real negative is the narrator makes some pretty bad errors in pronunciation.

Outstanding book - horrible narration

This is an incredible book, however, the narrator is horrible. I stopped listening several times, only because of his annoying tone and poor attempt at completely unnecessary drama. Please let the author narrate and re-release.

Useful

Really useful historic and pre-historic information, and a lot of good info about ongoing species recovery. The author complains about how the issues surrounding conservation have become politically partisan, but then engages in partisan language himself, which became tiresome.

Wonderful overview of North American natural history!

This is a Wonderful overview of North American natural history! I highly recommend it to anyone interested in learning about the past, present, and potential future of North America’s natural heritage.

Annoying voice performance

The voice inflections were so overdone. There was too much emphasis on individual words and phrases as if this was some exciting sporting event being revealed. But luckily the deep research and stories throughout kept me learning several new things about North American wildlife.

Unlistenable

Love Dan Flores, and wanted to love the story, but I tapped out. The reader is absolutely atrocious. Read some of the other reviews if you want a good laugh, but definitely would not buy and would like a refund if possible.

Length multiple side trips

Everything was ok until I got to the reasoning for the killing of the American bison . I’m at the point he seems to be blaming American Indians for the killing of the buffalo there some questionable details about climate change. Did anyone ever consider what 10 million bison would do to train grades

Great book, ok recording

Great book but the narrator may not have been the best fit for the content

Empathetic survey of species on earth

This book is an entire year of college/earth sciences history. Astonishing in scope and humanity. History like you've never heard it. Thank you!