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Modern American Environmentalists profiles the lives and contributions of nearly 140 major figures during the twentieth-century environmental movement. Included are iconic environmentalists such as Rachel Carson, E. O. Wilson, Gifford Pinchot, and Al Gore, and important but less expected names, including John Steinbeck and Allen Ginsberg. The entries recount how each individual became active in environmental conservation, detail his or her significant contributions, trace the influence of each on future efforts, and discuss the person's legacy. The individuals selected for the book displayed either an unparalleled commitment to the conservation, preservation, restoration, and enhancement of the natural environment or made a major contribution to the growth of environmentalism during its first century. With a foreword by environmental historian Everett I. Mendolsohn, a time line of key environmental events, a bibliography of groundbreaking works, and an index organized by specialization, this biographical encyclopedia is a handy and complete guide to the major people involved in the modern American environmental movement.


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  • Author : George A. Cevasco
  • Publisher : JHU Press
  • Genre : Biography & Autobiography
  • Total Pages : 577 pages
  • ISBN : 0801895243
  • PDF File Size : 35,9 Mb
  • Language : English
  • Rating : 4/5 from 21 reviews

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Modern American Environmentalists

Modern American Environmentalists
  • Publisher : JHU Press
  • File Size : 22,5 Mb
  • Release Date : 15 June 2009
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Modern American Environmentalists profiles the lives and contributions of nearly 140 major figures during the twentieth-century environmental movement. Included are iconic environmentalists such as Rachel Carson, E. O. Wilson, Gifford Pinchot,

Modern American Environmentalists

Modern American Environmentalists
  • Publisher : JHU Press
  • File Size : 27,9 Mb
  • Release Date : 27 April 2009
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Modern American Environmentalists profiles the lives and contributions of nearly 140 major figures during the twentieth-century environmental movement. Included are iconic environmentalists such as Rachel Carson, E. O. Wilson, Gifford Pinchot,

The Ecological Other

The Ecological Other
  • Publisher : University of Arizona Press
  • File Size : 30,6 Mb
  • Release Date : 16 May 2013
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With roots in eugenics and other social-control programs, modern American environmentalism is not always as progressive as we would like to think. In The Ecological Other, Sarah Jaquette Ray examines

Silent Spring

Silent Spring
  • Publisher : Penguin UK
  • File Size : 51,5 Mb
  • Release Date : 26 March 2020
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Now recognized as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, Silent Spring exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

Stop Saving the Planet!: An Environmentalist Manifesto

Stop Saving the Planet!: An Environmentalist Manifesto
  • Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
  • File Size : 21,5 Mb
  • Release Date : 20 April 2021
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"Pithy, funny, exasperated, and informed…You cannot read a more important hundred pages than Stop Saving the Planet!" —Richard White, author of The Republic for Which It Stands We’ve

Embattled River

Embattled River
  • Publisher : Cornell University Press
  • File Size : 21,6 Mb
  • Release Date : 15 May 2018
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"Analyzes the ways in which the Hudson River has become a key battleground in the emergence of modern environmentalism in the United States since Consolidated Edison announced plans to construct

Environmentalism Since 1945

Environmentalism Since 1945
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • File Size : 21,5 Mb
  • Release Date : 01 March 2013
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This book provides an introduction to the greening of politics, science, economics and culture in the post-war period. It covers issues such as: the birth of the environmental movement, development

A People's History of Environmentalism in the United States

A People's History of Environmentalism in the United States
  • Publisher : A&C Black
  • File Size : 53,8 Mb
  • Release Date : 06 October 2011
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This book offers a fresh and innovative account of the history of environmentalism in the United States, challenging the dominant narrative in the field. In the widely-held version of events,

Rachel Carson and Her Sisters

Rachel Carson and Her Sisters
  • Publisher : Rutgers University Press
  • File Size : 51,6 Mb
  • Release Date : 01 April 2014
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In Rachel Carson and Her Sisters, Robert K. Musil redefines the achievements and legacy of environmental pioneer and scientist Rachel Carson, linking her work to a wide network of American