The wilderness writings of Howard Zahniser /

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"Howard Zahniser (1906-1964), executive secretary of The Wilderness Society and editor of The Living Wilderness from 1945 to 1964, is arguably the person most responsible for drafting and promoting the Wilderness Act in 1964. The act, which created the National Wilderness Preservation System, w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zahniser, Howard (Autor)
Otros Autores: Harvey, Mark W. T. (Mark William Thornton) (Editor ), Cronon, William (writer of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle, WA : University of Washington Press, [2014]
Colección:Weyerhaeuser environmental classics.
Temas:
Zahniser, Howard.
Zahniser, Howard > Political and social views.
Zahniser, Howard
United States. > Wilderness Act.
Wilderness Act (United States)
Wilderness areas > United States.
Nature conservation > United States.
Wilderness areas > Government policy > United States.
Nature conservation > Government policy > United States.
Conservationists > United States > Biography.
Nature > Conservation > États-Unis.
Réserves de la vie sauvage > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Nature > Conservation > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Écologistes (Défenseurs de l'environnement) > États-Unis > Biographies.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > Essays.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > American > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Conservationists
Ecology
Nature conservation
Nature conservation > Government policy
Political and social views
Wilderness areas
Wilderness areas > Government policy
United States > Environmental conditions.
United States
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Evangelist for the Wilderness
  • Part 1. The Makings of a Nature Writer
  • Part 2. Transition to The Wilderness Society
  • Part 3. Campaigning for Wilderness
  • Part 4. Threats to Wild Lands
  • Part 5. The Campaign for the Wilderness Bill
  • Part 6. The Last Hurdle
  • Part 7. Testimonies
  • Excerpts from the Wilderness Act of 1964.

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