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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zahniser, Howard
Other Authors: Harvey, Mark W. T. (Mark William Thornton)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle, Washington : University of Washington Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Zahniser, Howard.
Zahniser, Howard > Political and social views.
United States. > Wilderness Act.
Wilderness Act (United States)
Wilderness areas > Government policy.
Wilderness areas.
Political and social views.
Nature conservation > Government policy.
Nature conservation.
Ecology.
Conservationists.
NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Wilderness.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / General.
Nature > Conservation > États-Unis.
Reserves de la vie sauvage > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Nature > Conservation > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Wilderness areas > United States.
Nature conservation > United States.
Wilderness areas > Government policy > United States.
Nature conservation > Government policy > United States.
Conservationists > United States > Biography.
United States.
United States > Environmental conditions.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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