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Gifford Pinchot and the Making of Modern Environmentalism

Char Miller author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Island Press

Published:1st Jan '04

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This new biography, the first in more than three decades, offers a fresh interpretation of the life and work of the famed conservationist and Progressive politician. In addition to considering Gifford Pinchot's role in the environmental movement, historian Char Miller sets forth an engaging description and analysis of the man-his character, passions, and personality-and the larger world through which he moved. The author brings together insights from cultural and social history and recently discovered primary sources to support a new interpretation of Gifford Pinchot, whose activism not only helped define environmental politics in early twentieth century America but remains strikingly relevant today.

"...an absorbing, well-researched, and illuminating life of an American leader who now receives the full attention he deserves." - Michael Beschloss, Editor Of American Heritage Illustrated History Of The Presidents; "Char Miller's lively, insightful account of the life and world of American forester Gifford Pinchot fills a vitally important gap in environmental and conservation history. Anyone captivated by the issues and controversies surrounding the preservation and development of the nation's natural heritage should read this engaging, carefully researched biography." - Carolyn Merchant, University Of California, Berkeley, Author Of The Death Of Nature"

  • Winner of Connecticut Book Awards (Biography) 2002
  • Winner of Independent Publisher Book Awards (Biography) 2002

ISBN: 9781559638234

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464 pages

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