George Perkins Marsh [[electronic resource] ] : prophet of conservation / / David Lowenthal ; foreword by William Cronon

• Autore: Lowenthal David <1923->
• Pubblicazione: Seattle, WA, : University of Washington Press, 2003, 2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (632 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.5092
• Soggetto topico: Conservationists - United States; Statesmen - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Environmental conditions
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents ""; ""List of Illustrations ""; ""Preface ""; ""1. Woodstock and First Watershed ""; ""2. Burlington: Blunders and Bereavements ""; ""3. Puritans, Vikings, Goths ""; ""4. Congress and the Smithsonian ""; ""5. American History from the Ground Up ""; ""6. Constantinople and the Desert ""; ""7. Missionary Miseries, Mediterranean Jaunts ""; ""8. Debts and Dromedaries ""; ""9. Vermont Public Servant ""; ""10. The English Language ""; ""11. Risorgimento and Civil War ""; ""12. Turin and the Alps ""; ""13. Man and Nature: The Making ""; ""14. Man and Nature: The Meaning "" ; ""15. Florence and Unfinished Italy """"16. Last Watersheds: Rome, Cravairola, Vallombrosa ""; ""17. Retrospect: Forming a Life ""; ""18. Prospect: Reforming Nature ""; ""Abbreviations in Notes and Bibliography ""; ""Notes ""; ""Bibliography ""; ""Illustration Credits ""; ""Index ""
• Titolo autorizzato: George Perkins Marsh
• ISBN: 0-295-98985-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458203703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Weyerhaeuser environmental book.