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1) The quiet crisis

Author

Udall, Stewart L

Series

Rebel Reads

Publisher

Holt, Rinehart and Winston

Pub. Date

[1963]

Language

English

Description

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"As Mr. Udall's vivid narrative makes clear, the race between education and erosion, between wisdom and waste, has not run its course. . . . The nation's battle to preserve the common estate is far from won."-President John F. Kennedy, from the introduction. In his best-selling 1963 book, The Quiet Crisis, Stewart Udall warned of the dangers of pollution and threats to America's natural resources, calling for a nationwide "land conscience" to conserve...

2) Rightful heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the land of America

Author

Brinkley, Douglas

Language

English

Formats

Book, Book on CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Large Print

Description

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Douglas Brinkley's Wilderness Warrior celebrated Theodore Roosevelt's spirit of outdoor exploration and bold vision. Now Brinkley turns his attention to another indefatigable environmental leader--Theodore's distant cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt--chronicling his essential yet undersung legacy as the founder of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the premier protector of America's public lands. FDR built state park systems and scenic roadways...

3) Wilderness warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the crusade for America

Author

Brinkley, Douglas

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

2009.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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An extraordinary and timeless biography that looks at the influence the natural world played on Theodore Roosevelt.

4) From geography to geotechnics

Author

MacKaye, Benton

Publisher

[University of Illinois Press]

Pub. Date

[1968]

Language

English

5) A conservation saga

Author

Swift, Ernest

Publisher

National Wildlife Federation

Pub. Date

[1967]

Language

English

6) Origins of American conservation

Author

Clepper, Henry

Publisher

Ronald Press

Pub. Date

[1966]

Language

English

7) The American environment: readings in the history of conservation

Author

Nash, Roderick

Series

Themes and forces in American history

Publisher

Addison-Wesley Pub. Co

Pub. Date

[1968]

Language

English

8) Voices from the environmental movement: perspectives for a new era

Publisher

Island Press

Pub. Date

[1992]

Language

English

9) American environmentalism: readings in conservation history

Publisher

McGraw-Hill

Pub. Date

[1990]

Language

English

10) Land conservation through public/private partnerships

Publisher

Island Press

Pub. Date

[1993]

Language

English

11) Leave it as it is: a journey through Theodore Roosevelt's American wilderness

Author

Gessner, David

Language

English

Formats

Book, Book on CD

Description

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"An urgent call to protect America's public lands, told through New York Times bestselling author David Gessner's American road trip with our greatest conservationist, Theodore Roosevelt, as his guide"--