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Michael Frome's BATTLE FOR THE WILDERNESS is one of the important works of the American conservation movement. Centered on the struggle to pass the 1964 Wilderness Act, the first in a series of preservationist conventions that include the Endangered Species Act and the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, this book offers a well-written, workable definition of wilderness and presents conservation as a vital thread in American history. Part I discusses what the author calls "Wilderness Values," and tells how our primitive lands have inspired many of the foremost American artists and authors, including George Catlin, Frederick Law Olmstead, Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, and Aldo Leopold, among others. Part II, "Saving the Wilderness," then goes on to trace conservation philosophy from its emergence to its culmination in the historic Wilderness Act, and the ensuing struggles that took place following passage of the Act. Finally, in a completely new preface, Frome ruminates on the relative treatment of the wilderness system under successive administrations, and on new approaches to the preservation of wild lands. The full text of the Wilderness Act, the document that remains at the center of continuing disputes over the definition, designation, and disposition of wilderness, is reproduced in one appendix while another appendix lists all the wilderness areas now designated in the fifty states.
About the Author
Michael Frome, Phd., is a noted conservationist, author, and pioneering educator in Environmental Journalism. His books include CHRONICLING THE WEST, REGREENING THE NATIONAL PARKS, STRANGERS IN HIGH PLACES, and CONSCIENCE OF A CONSERVATIONIST.
Battle For The Wilderness
Battle For The Wilderness,Michael Frome,University of Utah Press,087480552X,Business/Economics,Environmental Conservation & Protection - General,Environmental Policy,Environmental Studies,Natural Resources,Nature conservation,Political Science,Public Affairs & Administration,United States,Wilderness areas,Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection
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