The Untilled Garden: Natural History and the Spirit of Conservation in America, 1740-1840

ISBN-13: 9780521509985 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 318 str.

Richard William Judd

Opis

This study traces the origins of conservation thinking in America to the naturalists who explored the middle-western frontier between 1740 and 1840.

Recenzje

"[An] impressively researched study"
The New England Quarterly, Anya Zilberstein, Concordia University

Spis treści

Part I. Forging a Scientific Community: 1. 'A country unknown': colonial explorers and their natural history; 2. Rambles in Eden; 3. 'A despairing curiosity': creating America's scientific academy; Part II. The Natural History of America: 4. Power and purpose in the geological record: the scientific beginnings of American romanticism; 5. Integrated landscapes: mountains, rivers, and forests in the balance of nature; 6. 'A distant intercourse': animal character and conservation; Part III. Improvers, Romantics, and the Science of Conservation: 7. From forest to fruitful field: settlement and improvement in the Western wilderness; 8. The naturalist's mirror: popular science and the roots of romanticism; 10. Challenging the idea of improvement.