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Tangled roots : the Appalachian Trail and American environmental politics / Sarah Mittlefehldt ; foreword by William Cronon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mittlefehldt, Sarah, author.
- Series:
- Weyerhaeuser environmental book
- Weyerhaeuser environmental books
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmentalism--Political aspects.
- History.
- Environmentalism.
- Nature conservation--Political aspects.
- Nature conservation.
- Trails--Public use.
- Appalachian Trail--History.
- Appalachian Trail.
- Trails--Public use--Appalachian Trail--History.
- Trails.
- Environmental policy--United States--History--20th century.
- Environmental policy.
- United States.
- Nature conservation--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.
- Environmentalism--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.
- Eminent domain--United States.
- Eminent domain.
- MacKaye, Benton, 1879-1975.
- MacKaye, Benton.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 255 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- Appalachian Trail and American environmental politics
- Place of Publication:
- Seattle ; London : University of Washington Press, [2013]
- Summary:
- "The Appalachian Trail, a thin ribbon of wilderness running through the densely populated eastern United States, offers a refuge from modern society and a place apart from human ideas and institutions. But as environmental historian and thru-hiker Sarah Mittlefehldt argues, the trail is also a conduit for community engagement and a model for public-private cooperation and environmental stewardship. In Tangled Roots, Mittlefehldt tells the story of the trail's creation. The project was one of the first in which the National Park Service attempted to create public wilderness space within heavily populated, privately owned lands. Originally a regional grassroots endeavor, under federal leadership the trail project retained unprecedented levels of community involvement. As citizen volunteers came together and entered into conversation with the National Parks Service, boundaries between 'local' and 'nonlocal,' 'public' and 'private,' 'amateur' and 'expert' frequently broke down. Today, as Mittlefehldt tells us, the Appalachian Trail remains an unusual hybrid of public and private efforts and an inspiring success story of environmental protection"--Book jacket.
- Contents:
- A progressive footpath
- The path of least resistance
- Federalizing America's foot trails
- Fallout from federalization
- Acquiring the corridor
- The Appalachian Trail and the rise of the new right.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-248) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780295993003
- 0295993006
- OCLC:
- 843124193
- Online:
- Jacket cover image
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