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
Shih, Ashanti
Zeller, Thomas
Unger, Nancy C.
Stradling, David S.
Smith, Kimberly K.
Schwach, Vera
Concepts
Environmentalism
Environmental history
Forests and forestry
Environmental sciences
Nature
Nature and its relationship to culture; human-nature relationships
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
18th century
20th century, early
Early modern
Modern
Places
United States
Germany
Arizona (U.S.)
Hawaii (U.S.)
Washington (state, U.S.)
Oregon (U.S.)
Institutions
UNESCO
United Nations
United States. National Park Service
United States. Forest Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
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