Book ID: CBB000930098

American Wilderness: A New History (2007)

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Lewis, Michael L. (Editor)


Oxford University Press


Publication Date: 2007
Physical Details: viii + 290 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English

Description Broad survey from 19th century to the present including articles ranging from traditional biographies of noted conservationists to topical discussions of gender, romanticism, internationalism, and political ideology. Contributors: Michael Lewis, Melanie Perreault, Mark Stoll, Steven Stoll, Bradley P. Dean, Angela Miller, Benjamin Johnson, Char Miller, Kimberly A. Jarvis, Paul Sutter, Mark Harvey, Christopher Conte, James Morton Turner, and Donald Worster.


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Review Judd, Richard W. (2008) Review of "American Wilderness: A New History". Journal of American History (p. 1243). unapi

Review Feldman, James (2008) Review of "American Wilderness: A New History". Environmental History (p. 576). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Balogh, Brian
Brock, Emily Katherine
Broich, John
Casado de Otaola, Santos
Costlow, Jane T
Freeman, John
Journals
Environmental History
History of Science
Istoriko-Biologicheskie Issledovaniia
Journal of American History
Publishers
Cornell University Press
University Press of Kansas
Princeton University
Ohio University Press
Peter Lang
Routledge
Concepts
Environmentalism
Environmental history
Nature and its relationship to culture; human-nature relationships
Forests and forestry
Environmental sciences
Nature
People
Pinchot, Gifford
Kaĭgorodov, Dmitriĭ Nikiforovich
Muir, John
Truman, Harry S.
Whitney, Josiah Dwight
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
18th century
20th century, early
20th century, late
21st century
Places
United States
Germany
Africa
California (U.S.)
New York (U.S.)
North America
Institutions
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
United States. Forest Service
United States. National Park Service
United Nations
UNESCO
Yosemite National Park
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