The careers and ideas of four figures of monumental importance in the history of American conservation--George Perkins Marsh, Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, and John Wesley Powell--are explored in A Word for Nature. Robert Dorman offers lively portraits of each of these early environmental advocates, who witnessed firsthand the impact of economic expansion and industrial revolution on fragile landscapes from the forests of New England to the mountains of the West. By examining the nineteenth-century world in which the four men lived--its society, economy, politics, and...
The careers and ideas of four figures of monumental importance in the history of American conservation--George Perkins Marsh, Henry David Thoreau, Joh...
A work of remarkable scope and depth of learning. Dorman's] principal contribution is wise, imaginative, and often revelatory readings of published texts.--Journal of Southern History
" Dorman] skillfully recreates--and acutely analyzes--the fascinating story of one of American political and cultural history's forgotten but most appealing alternatives.--Journal of American History
"Dorman has provided a useful and insightful synthesizing study of the major versions, actors, streams, and manifestations of regionalism in the interwar period.--American...
A work of remarkable scope and depth of learning. Dorman's] principal contribution is wise, imaginative, and often revelatory readings of published t...
Myths and Mysteries ofOklahoma reveals the dark and ominous cloud of mysteries and myths that hoversover the Sooner State.This book offersresidents, travelers, history buffs, and ghost hunters a refreshingingly lively collection of stories about Oklah"
Myths and Mysteries ofOklahoma reveals the dark and ominous cloud of mysteries and myths that hoversover the Sooner State.This book offersresidents, t...
