Vanishing America
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Discrimination & Race Relations, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Miles A. Powell | ISBN: | 9780674972933 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | November 14, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Miles A. Powell |
| ISBN: | 9780674972933 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | November 14, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Miles Powell explores how early conservationists became convinced that the vitality of America’s white races depended on preserving the wilderness. Some conservationists embraced scientific racism, eugenics, and restrictive immigration laws, but these activists also laid the groundwork for the many successes of the modern environmental movement.
Miles Powell explores how early conservationists became convinced that the vitality of America’s white races depended on preserving the wilderness. Some conservationists embraced scientific racism, eugenics, and restrictive immigration laws, but these activists also laid the groundwork for the many successes of the modern environmental movement.
