Deforesting the EarthAnyone who doubts the power of history to inform the present should read this closely argued and sweeping survey. This is rich, timely, and sobering historical fare written in a measured, non sensationalist style by a master of his craft. One only hopes (almost certainly vainly) that todays policymakers take its lessons to heart.Brian Fagan, Los Angeles Times Published in 2002, Deforesting the Earth was a landmark study of the history and geography of