Open Pit Visible From the Moon - The Wilderness Act and the Fight to Protect Miners Ridge and the

About the author

Environmental historian and writer Adam M. Sowards is Professor of History at the University of Idaho. He is the author of The Environmental Justice: William O. Douglas and American Conservation and editor of Idaho's Place: A New History of the Gem State.

Summary

Tells the story of the historic struggle to define the contours of the Wilderness Act. Combining rigorous analysis and deft storytelling, Adam Sowards re-creates the contest between Kennecott and its shareholders on one hand and activists on the other, intent on maintaining wilderness as a place immune to the calculus of profit.

Product details

• Authors: Adam Sowards, Adam M. Sowards
• Publisher: University Of Oklahoma Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9780806190204
• ISBN: 978-0-8061-9020-4
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: The Environment in Modern North America
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works