First along the river : a brief history of the U.S. environmental movement / Benjamin Kline.

Author: Kline, Benjamin, 1955- author.

Edition Statement:Fifth edition.

ImprintLanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022]

Descriptionxi, 259 pages ; 23 cm

Note:Philosophical foundations -- The 1400s through the 1700s: inhabiting a new land -- The early 1800s: destroying the frontier -- The late 1880s: building an industrial nation -- The 1900s through the 1930s: beginnings of the conservation mevement -- The 1940s through the 1960s: prelude to the green decade -- The 1970s: the conservation movement matures -- The 1980s: a conservative backlash -- The early 1990s: government retrenchment and public apathy -- The late 1990s: the institutionalization of the environmental movement -- The environmental movement in the post-9/11 world: 2000-2010 -- A nation divided: 2011-2020.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-243) and index.

Note:First Along the River: A Brief History of the U.S. Environmental Movement provides students with a balanced, historical perspective on the history of the environmental movement in relation to major social and political events in U.S. history, from the pre-colonial era to the present.

Note:Recommended in Resources for College Libraries.

This item has been checked out 0 time(s)
and currently has 0 hold request(s).