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Autore |
Sutter Paul |
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Driven wild [[electronic resource] ] : how the fight against automobiles launched the modern wilderness movement / / Paul S. Sutter ; foreword by William Cronon |
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Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2002 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (360 p.) |
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Collana |
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Weyerhaeuser environmental books |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nature conservation - United States - History |
Wilderness areas - United States - History |
Conservationists - United States - History |
Automobiles - Environmental aspects - United States - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Machine generated contents note: Illustrations follow pages 48 and 112 --Foreword: Why Worry about Roads, by William Cronon vii --Acknowledgments xiii --1. The Problem of the Wilderness 3 --2. Knowing Nature through Leisure: -- Outdoor Recreation during the Interwar Years 19 --3. A Blank Spot on the Map: -- Aldo Leopold 54 --4. Advertising the Wild: -- Robert Sterling Yard 100 --5. Wilderness as Regional Plan: -- Benton MacKaye 142 --6. The Freedom of the Wilderness: -- Bob Marshall 194 --7. Epilogue: A Living Wilderness 239 --Notes 264 --Sources 308 --Index 332. |
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