03391oam 22005054a 450 991046062370332120210408005957.01-60781-405-6(CKB)3710000000409119(EBL)3443926(MiAaPQ)EBC3443926(OCoLC)909908631(MdBmJHUP)muse48887(EXLCZ)99371000000040911920140926d2015 uy 0engrdacontentrdamediardacarrierWhere Roads Will Never Reach[electronic resource] Wilderness and Its Visionaries in the Northern Rockies /Frederick H. SwansonSalt Lake City :The University of Utah Press,[2015]©20151 online resource (376 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60781-404-8 Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-345) and index.Introduction -- Prologue -- The blueprint for our folly -- Selway Wilderness -- The "Bob" besieged -- The battle of Bunker Creek -- Idaho's lifeblood -- Partitioning Eden -- A book and its cover -- Wild river -- Full use and development -- The storekeeper and the Kleinschmidt hoss -- Rumblings along the Magruder Road -- The green of our forests -- The hush of the land -- One powerful senator -- Wilderness made rational -- The organization of spirited people -- Lee Metcalf and the politics of preservation -- Timber and the mountain fortress -- Rare redone -- Negotiating a wilderness -- Mountains and rivers without end -- Watershed moments -- The last wilderness -- Deadlock -- Visions of the wild Rockies -- Afterword."Areas of the Rocky Mountains of Idaho and Montana are some of the most important remaining examples of American wilderness. These areas have been preserved because of citizens who stood against private and government plans to build roads and dams for timber and hydropower projects and to diminish wildlife habitat. Where Roads Will Never Reach tells the stories of hunters, anglers, outfitters, scientists, and other concerned citizens who devoted themselves to protecting remnant wild lands and ecosystems in the northern Rockies. Beginning in the 1940's and 1950's, as encroaching roads, dams, and clearcuts degraded habitat for native trout, salmon, grizzly bears, and other mammals large and small, these alarmed men and women took action. Environmental historian Frederick Swanson argues that their heartfelt, eloquent message on behalf of wild creatures and the places they live helped boost the American wilderness movement to its current prominence"--Provided by publisher.Nature conservationRocky MountainsWilderness areasRocky MountainsNational parks and reservesRocky MountainsRocky MountainsEnvironmental conditionsRocky MountainsDescription and travelElectronic books.Nature conservationWilderness areasNational parks and reserves333.78209786Swanson Frederick H(Frederick Harold),1952-881507MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910460623703321Where Roads Will Never Reach1968672UNINA