| Nature and the American: Three Centuries of Changing Attitudes (Second Edition) Contributor(s): Huth, Hans (Author), Strong, Douglas H. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0803272472 ISBN-13: 9780803272477 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1990 Annotation: 'A fascinating and charming presentation of our earliest American expressions of appreciation for the natural scene, wild and unmodified by man....an account of the development of this appreciation and its practical application in programs to protect such areas from exploitation and development.'--nature. 'A valuable reference work for the (reader) seeking to balance a history of wars, politics, and heroic explorations with a history of ideas and a growing environmental awareness and conscience. It is an important book.'--Journal of Environmental Education. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Wildlife - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Nature | Ecology |
| Dewey: 333.951 |
| LCCN: 90035727 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.89" W x 8.99" (1.07 lbs) 314 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hans Huth was for many years Curator of Decorative Arts at the Art Institute of Chicago and a consultant for the U.S. National Park Service. For this new Bison Book edition, Douglas H. Strong has written an introduction discussing recent developments in the environmental movement and the contribution of Nature and the American to the burgeoning crusade for nature. Douglas H. Strong is a professor of history at San Diego State University and the author of Dreamers and Defenders: American Conservationists (1988), also published by the University of Nebraska Press. |
