Environmental issues in American history a reference guide with primary documents /
| Main Author: | Magoc, Chris J., 1960- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Westport, Conn. :
Greenwood Press,
2006.
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| Physical Description: |
xxxv, 328 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm. |
| Series: |
Major issues in American history.
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| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: |
Table of contents |
| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-323) and index. Nature as a commodity : Native Americans, white settlers, and the Land Ordinance of 1785 -- Controlling water in the early industrialization of New England -- Scientific forestry and the emergence of conservation -- Property rights, technology, and environmental protection : hydraulic gold miners v. farmers in California -- Wildlife conservation : the slaughter and salvation of the bison -- "Reclaiming" the arid West -- Preservation vs. conservation : the epic fight over Yosemite's Hetch-Hetchy Valley -- Progressive women and "municipal housekeeping" : Caroline Bartlett Crane's fight for improved meat inspection -- Getting the lead out : public health and the debate over tetraethyl leaded gasoline -- Causes and consequences of the dust bowl -- The Donora disaster and the problem of air pollution -- Rachel Carson, Cesar Chavez, and the pesticide debate -- Love Canal and the grassroots movement against toxic waste -- The Endangered Species Act : the rights of nature? -- Three Mile Island and the search for a national energy policy. |
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| Physical Description: |
xxxv, 328 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-323) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0313322082 9780313322082 |
| ISSN: |
1535-3192. |