Green Republican: John Saylor and the Preservation of America's Wilderness

Chronicles the life of Congressman John Saylor and his personal legacy as an environmental champion. Based on extensive research and numerous interviews with Saylor's colleagues and members of the conservationist community, Thomas G. Smith assembles the remarkable story of John Saylor, arguably the leading congressional conservationist of the twentieth century, and a major force in the preservation of America's wilderness.

Summary

A biography of John P. Saylor, a Republican congressman from Pennsylvania who became a prominent conservationist in the three decades after World War II.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Smith, Thomas G Smith, Thomas G. Smith
• Publisher: Univ Of Pittsburgh Pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.2013
• EAN: 9780822962540
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-6254-0
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 234 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 612 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies