Gifford Pinchot and the making of modern environmentalism / Char Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Char, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946.

Pinchot, Gifford.

Conservationists--United States--Biography.

Conservationists.

United States.

Politicians--United States--Biography.

Politicians.

Conservation of natural resources--United States--History.

Conservation of natural resources.

History.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

458 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Island Press/Shearwater Books, [2001]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Part 1 Family Tree

1 The World of His Father 15

2 Relative Power 35

3 Rising Son 55

Part 2 A Young Stand

4 An American in Nancy 77

5 The Damaged Fabric 98

6 A Political Two-Step 119

Part 3 Mature Grounds

7 Keeper of His Conscience? 147

8 Family Affairs 177

9 A Political Natural 206

Part 4 Old Growth

10 Governing Ambitions 241

11 Chiefly Politics 273

12 The Widening View 294

13 Crosscut 326

14 Climax 357.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-442) and index.

ISBN:

1559638222

1559638230

OCLC:

47989824