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Conservation in the Progressive Era Classic Texts

Stradling David
Heftet / 2004 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780295983752
Publisert
2004-02-01
Utgiver
Vendor
University of Washington Press
Vekt
204 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
112

Forfatter
Stradling David
Foreword by
Cronon William

Om bidragsyterne

David Stradling is assistant professor of history at the University of Cincinnati. He is the author of Smokestacks and Progressives: Environmentalists, Engineers, and Air Quality in America, 1881-1951.

Conservation in the Progressive Era Classic Texts

Stradling David
Heftet / 2004 / Engelsk
Stradling David
Heftet / 2004 / Engelsk
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Conservation was the first nationwide political movement in American history to grapple with environmental problems like waste, pollution, resource exhaustion, and sustainability. At its height, the conservation movement was a critical aspect of the broader reforms undertaken in the Progressive Era (1890-1910), as the rapidly industrializing nation struggled to protect human health, natural beauty, and "national efficiency." This highly effective Progressive Era movement was distinct from earlier conservation efforts and later environmentalist reforms.Conservation in the Progressive Era places conservation in historical context, using the words of participants in and opponents to the movement. Together, the documents collected here reveal the various and sometimes conflicting uses of the term "conservation" and the contested nature of the reforms it described.This collection includes classic texts by such well-known figures as Theodore Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot, and John Muir, as well as texts from lesser-known but equally important voices that are often overlooked in environmental studies: those of rural communities, women, and the working class. These lively selections provoke unexpected questions and ideas about many of the significant environmental issues facing us today.
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Conservation became the first nationwide political movement in American history to grapple with environmental problems like waste, pollution, resource exhaustion, and sustainability. This title places conservation in historical context, using the words of participants in and opponents to the movement.
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ForewordPrefaceIntroductionPart 1: Defining and Debating ConservationGifford Pinchot, "Principles of Conservation"Theodore Roosevelt, "Special Message from the President of the United States"William E. Smythe, "The Miracle of Irrigation"Ladies' Home Journal, "What Is Meant by Conservation?"George L. Knapp, "The Other Side of Conservation"H. J. M. Mattes, "Another National Blunder"Part 2: Perspectives on Wildlife ConservationGeorge Bird Grinnell, "American Game Protection: A Sketch"Mabel Osgood Wright, "Keep on Pedaling!"William T. Hornaday, Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and PreservationDavid Shepard Merrill, "The Education of a Young Pioneer in the Northern Adirondacks"Part 3: The Utility of "Conservation"Samuel Gompers, "Conservation of Our Natural Resources"J. Horace McFarland, "Shall We Have Ugly Conservation?"Mary Ritter Beard, "Civic Improvement"Irving Fisher, "National Vitality, Its Wastes and Conservation"Ellen H. Richards, Conservation by Sanitation: Air and Water Supply, Disposal of WastePart 4: Smoke and Conservation in the CityCharles A. L. Reed, "An Address on the Smoke Problem"Mrs. Ernest R. Kroeger, "Smoke Abatement in St. Louis"Herbert M. Wilson, "The Cure for the Smoke Evil"Ernest L. Ohle, "Smoke Abatement: A Report on Recent Investigations Made at Washington University"Part 5: Conservation, Preservation, and Hetch HetchyWarren Olney, "Water Supply for the Cities About the Bay of San Francisco"E. T. Parsons, "Proposed Destruction of Hetch-Hetchy"John Muir, "Hetch Hetchy Valley"Bibliographical EssayIndex
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"Stradling's selections are well chosen. Throughout the book he mixes the pro and the con, the technocratic and the popular, and a wide-cross section of topics. For this reason and its brevity, Stradling's collection is well suited for the classroom. Anyone with an interest in the environmental values of the progressive era should read this work as well. It will be time well spent."
Les mer
A collection of classic texts from the conservation movement in the Progressive Era (1890-1910), including Theodore Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot, and John Muir.

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Conservation was the first nationwide political movement in American history to grapple with environmental problems like waste, pollution, resource exhaustion, and sustainability. At its height, the conservation movement was a critical aspect of the broader reforms undertaken in the Progressive Era (1890-1910), as the rapidly industrializing nation struggled to protect human health, natural beauty, and "national efficiency." This highly effective Progressive Era movement was distinct from earlier conservation efforts and later environmentalist reforms.Conservation in the Progressive Era places conservation in historical context, using the words of participants in and opponents to the movement. Together, the documents collected here reveal the various and sometimes conflicting uses of the term "conservation" and the contested nature of the reforms it described.This collection includes classic texts by such well-known figures as Theodore Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot, and John Muir, as well as texts from lesser-known but equally important voices that are often overlooked in environmental studies: those of rural communities, women, and the working class. These lively selections provoke unexpected questions and ideas about many of the significant environmental issues facing us today.
Les mer
Conservation became the first nationwide political movement in American history to grapple with environmental problems like waste, pollution, resource exhaustion, and sustainability. This title places conservation in historical context, using the words of participants in and opponents to the movement.
Les mer
ForewordPrefaceIntroductionPart 1: Defining and Debating ConservationGifford Pinchot, "Principles of Conservation"Theodore Roosevelt, "Special Message from the President of the United States"William E. Smythe, "The Miracle of Irrigation"Ladies' Home Journal, "What Is Meant by Conservation?"George L. Knapp, "The Other Side of Conservation"H. J. M. Mattes, "Another National Blunder"Part 2: Perspectives on Wildlife ConservationGeorge Bird Grinnell, "American Game Protection: A Sketch"Mabel Osgood Wright, "Keep on Pedaling!"William T. Hornaday, Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and PreservationDavid Shepard Merrill, "The Education of a Young Pioneer in the Northern Adirondacks"Part 3: The Utility of "Conservation"Samuel Gompers, "Conservation of Our Natural Resources"J. Horace McFarland, "Shall We Have Ugly Conservation?"Mary Ritter Beard, "Civic Improvement"Irving Fisher, "National Vitality, Its Wastes and Conservation"Ellen H. Richards, Conservation by Sanitation: Air and Water Supply, Disposal of WastePart 4: Smoke and Conservation in the CityCharles A. L. Reed, "An Address on the Smoke Problem"Mrs. Ernest R. Kroeger, "Smoke Abatement in St. Louis"Herbert M. Wilson, "The Cure for the Smoke Evil"Ernest L. Ohle, "Smoke Abatement: A Report on Recent Investigations Made at Washington University"Part 5: Conservation, Preservation, and Hetch HetchyWarren Olney, "Water Supply for the Cities About the Bay of San Francisco"E. T. Parsons, "Proposed Destruction of Hetch-Hetchy"John Muir, "Hetch Hetchy Valley"Bibliographical EssayIndex
Les mer
"Stradling's selections are well chosen. Throughout the book he mixes the pro and the con, the technocratic and the popular, and a wide-cross section of topics. For this reason and its brevity, Stradling's collection is well suited for the classroom. Anyone with an interest in the environmental values of the progressive era should read this work as well. It will be time well spent."
Les mer
A collection of classic texts from the conservation movement in the Progressive Era (1890-1910), including Theodore Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot, and John Muir.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780295983752
Publisert
2004-02-01
Utgiver
Vendor
University of Washington Press
Vekt
204 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
112

Forfatter
Stradling David
Foreword by
Cronon William

Om bidragsyterne

David Stradling is assistant professor of history at the University of Cincinnati. He is the author of Smokestacks and Progressives: Environmentalists, Engineers, and Air Quality in America, 1881-1951.

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