Wilderness Forever - Howard Zahniser and the Path to the Wilderness Act

Informationen zum Autor Mark W. T. Harvey. Foreword by William Cronon Klappentext As a central figure in the American wilderness preservation movement in the mid-twentieth century, Howard Zahniser (1906-1964) was the person most responsible for the landmark Wilderness Act of 1964, which included his eloquent definition of wilderness: Â"an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.Â" In this deeply researched and affectionate portrait, Mark Harvey brings to life this great leader of environmental activism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by William Cronon Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Boyhood in Pennsylvania 2. A Career in Conservation 3. Finding a New Path 4. Taking the Reins 5. Recreation and Wilderness 6. A Summer in the West 7. The Vulnerable Wilderness 8. Keeping It Wild 9. At Work in the Capital 10. In Search of Community 11. The Challenge of Reclassification 12. Saving a Canal and a Monument 13. Untrammeled by Man 14. Wilderness in Perpetuity 15. The Constant Advocate Epilogue Notes Selected Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Mark Harvey, Mark W T Harvey, Mark W. T. Harvey, Mark W. T./ Cronon Harvey
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.03.2007
• EAN: 9780295987071
• ISBN: 978-0-295-98707-1
• No. of pages: 328
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Boo; Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books; Weyerhaeuser Environmental Boo
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education