Ronald Reagan and the public lands America's conservation debate, 1979-1984 /
The federal government holds a vast domain of American land. Does it hold these acres in trust for future generations and for the planet itself? Or does it hold them as a resource for economic development and growth? Indeed, should it hold them at all? These questions became a focal point for New Ri...
| Main Author: | Short, C. Brant 1955- |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
©1989.
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| Physical Description: |
xi, 178 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: |
Environmental history series ;
no. 10. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- 1.
- American's Conservation Consensus: Origins of the Public Lands Debate
- 3
- 2.
- "Western Men at Lexington Bridge": The Rise of the Sagebrush Rebellion
- 10
- 3.
- "Save Our Public Lands": The Environmental Response to the Sagebrush Rebellion
- 26
- 4.
- The Presidency and the Public Lands: Conservation and the 1980 Presidential Campaign
- 40
- 5.
- "Paralysis by Analysis": The Conservation Rhetoric of James Watt
- 55
- 6.
- Selling the Public Lands: Lock, Stock, and Barrel
- 81
- 7.
- Rebuilding the Consensus: Environmental Rhetoric, 1981-84
- 100
- 8.
- The New Right versus the New Deal: Competing Visions of Progress in the Conservation Debate
- 128.