LEADER 05471nam 2200685 450 001 9910824724503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-295-80488-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000072218 035 $a(EBL)3444555 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001058853 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11695960 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001058853 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11071058 035 $a(PQKB)11059472 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3444555 035 $a(OCoLC)867742026 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse27812 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3444555 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10803625 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL810710 035 $a(OCoLC)863158068 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000072218 100 $a20130510d2013 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTangled roots $ethe Appalachian Trail and American environmental politics /$fSarah Mittlefehldt ; foreword by William Cronon 210 4$dİ2013 210 1$aSeattle :$cUniversity of Washington Press,$d[2013] 215 $a1 online resource (280 p.) 225 1 $aWeyerhaeuser environmental books 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-295-99300-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Contents""; ""Foreword by William Cronon ""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: The Tortuous Path Toward Public-Private Partnership ""; ""Chapter 1. A Progressive Footpath ""; ""Chapter 2. The Path of Least Resistance""; ""Chapter 3. Federalizing America's Foot Trails ""; ""Chapter 4. Fallout From Federalization ""; ""Chapter 5. Acquiring the Corridor ""; ""Chapter 6. The Appalachian Trail and the Rise of the New Right ""; ""Conclusion: Hiking Through History ""; ""Notes""; ""Selected Bibliography ""; ""Index"" 330 $a"The Appalachian Trail, a thin ribbon of wilderness running through the densely populated eastern United States, offers a refuge from modern society and a place apart from human ideas and institutions. But as environmental historian and thru-hiker Sarah Mittlefehldt argues, the trail is also a conduit for community engagement and a model for public-private cooperation and environmental stewardship.In Tangled Roots, Mittlefehldt tells the story of the trail's creation. The project was one of the first in which the National Park Service attempted to create public wilderness space within heavily populated, privately owned lands. Originally a regional grassroots endeavor, under federal leadership the trail project retained unprecedented levels of community involvement. As citizen volunteers came together and entered into conversation with the National Parks Service, boundaries between "local" and "nonlocal," "public" and "private," "amateur" and "expert" frequently broke down. Today, as Mittlefehldt tells us, the Appalachian Trail remains an unusual hybrid of public and private efforts and an inspiring success story of environmental protection. Sarah Mittlefehldt is assistant professor of environmental studies at Green Mountain College."Tangled Roots makes a contribution to the literature of environmental conservation history that is as unusual as the trail itself. In a gentle, approachable, and engaging style it tells the history of one of the most important and beloved conservation initiatives in American history and at the same time comments on a wide range of subjects in ways that are both insightful and fresh." --James Feldman, author of A Storied Wilderness"Tangled Roots will find readership among environmental and forest historians and will end up on the Christmas lists and in the backpacks of the trail's many fans. It is original and well-researched, ranging the length of the trail and lingering in one or another spot to explore representative or illuminating developments." --Kathryn Newfont, author of Blue Ridge Commons"This superb history of the construction and management of the Appalachian Trail not only narrates the creation of the most famous long-distance hiking trail in modern America; it also offers a cautionary tale about the changing roles of private landowners, volunteer hiking enthusiasts, land managers, and federal agencies in the oversight of that trail. In so doing, Sarah Mittlefehldt beautifully illustrates the changing environmental politics of the twentieth century in a book whose implications extend far beyond the AT." --William Cronon"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aWeyerhaeuser environmental book. 606 $aTrails$xPublic use$zAppalachian Trail$xHistory 606 $aEnvironmental policy$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aNature conservation$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aEnvironmentalism$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aAppalachian Trail$xHistory 615 0$aTrails$xPublic use$xHistory. 615 0$aEnvironmental policy$xHistory 615 0$aNature conservation$xPolitical aspects$xHistory 615 0$aEnvironmentalism$xPolitical aspects$xHistory 676 $a363.700973 686 $aNAT011000$aHIS036010$aTRV025070$2bisacsh 700 $aMittlefehldt$b Sarah$01648342 701 $aCronon$b William$010674 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824724503321 996 $aTangled roots$93996408 997 $aUNINA