1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460960203321

Autore

Richardson Elmo

Titolo

Dams, parks & politics : resource development & preservation in the Truman-Eisenhower era / / Elmo Richardson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University of Kentucky Press, , 1973

©1973

ISBN

0-8131-6436-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Disciplina

333.7/0973

Soggetti

Environmental policy - United States

Natural resources - United States

National parks and reserves - United States

Conservation of natural resources - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Prologue THE NEW DEAL LEGACY; Chapter One CVA: THE ROAD NOT TAKEN; Chapter Two THE LAND GRABBERS; Chapter Three THE PARKS' EVAPORATION RATE; Chapter Four THE WEST & THE MANDATE FOR CHANGE; Chapter Five DOUG McKAY & THE DRAGON SLAYERS; Illustrations; Chapter Six THE PITFALLS OF PARTNERSHIP; Chapter Seven JUST A TINY DINOSAUR; Chapter Eight THE GIVEAWAY BRAND; Chapter Nine BATTLE OF THE CHAMPIONS; Epilogue RIGHT MAN ON THE LID?; Notes; Primary Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a chronicle of the myopia and gamesmanship that dominated Americans' understanding of their environment on the eve of the nation's ecology crisis. Based almost entirely on primary sources, Elmo Richardson's study examines the interplay between the national policies and programs for development and preservation of natural resources in the centralist Truman administration and the localist, enterprise-oriented Eisenhower administration. He shows that the decade examined brought about very little change in the values held by



federal policy makers. Although the development of resources

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Record Nr.

UNISA996393944903316

Titolo

A collection in English, of the statutes now in force [[electronic resource] ] : continued from the beginning of Magna Charta, made in the 9. yeere of the reigne of King H.3. vntill the end of the Parliament holden in the 4. yeere of the reigne of our Soueraigne Lord King James, vnder titles placed by order of alphabet: ... (touching the statutes wherewith iustices of the peace haue to deale) ... For which purpose also the statutes ... haue this marke at the beginning, and this marke at the end of them, ... Hereunto are added two tables. The one ... declaring vnder titles by order of alphabet, ... set forth by M. Iustice Rastall. And in this table, the title of iustices of the peace is specially perused and amended, ... In the other table ... are set downe by order of the kings reignes, the seuerall times of their Parliaments, together with the ... particular statutes in euery of the same: whereby the reader may easily find vnder what title, and in what leafe of this booke any of these statutes be placed: .

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : printed for the Societie of Stationers, Anno Dom. 1608

Descrizione fisica

[30], 557, [13], 41, [1] leaves

Altri autori (Persone)

RastellWilliam <1508?-1565.>

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Edited by William Rastell, whose name appears in the heading to the introduction.

"A collection of all the printed statutes, enacted anno 1⁰. an[no] 3⁰. & an[no] 4⁰." has caption title with separate pagination and register.

Includes indexes.

In line 8 of the title, "haue this marke" is followed by the symbol of a hand pointing to the right.  In line 9 of the title "and this marke" is followed by a five-point asterisk.

Imprimatur at foot of title page: Cum priuilegio.

Signatures: [superscript pi]A(±[superscript pi]A1) [superscript pi]B-C [superscript pi]D⁶ A-4A 4B⁶ 4C⁴, ² A-² G⁶.A-4A 4B⁶ 4C⁴ ² A-² G⁶.



Another issue of STC 9322, with cancel title page and additions. Cf. STC.

Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.

Sommario/riassunto

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