Crow'S Range : An Environmental History Of The Sierra Nevada / David Beesley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beesley, David, 1938-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservation of natural resources--Sierra Nevada Region (Calif. and Nev.).

Conservation of natural resources.

Human ecology--Sierra Nevada Region (Calif. and Nev.).

Human ecology.

Sierra Nevada Region (Calif. and Nev.)--Environmental conditions.

Sierra Nevada Region (Calif. and Nev.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 390 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Reno, Nevada ; Las Vegas, [Nevada] : University of Nevada Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Historian David Beesley examines the history of the Sierra Nevada's geologic beginnings and various ecological communities. Using a wide range of sources, including the records of explorers and early settlers, scientific and government documents, and newspaper reports, Beesley offers a lively, readable, and deeply informed account of the history, environmental challenges, and political controversies that lie behind the breathtaking scenery of the Sierra."--Jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: Major forces that have shaped the Sierra Nevada

A Sierra shaped by native people

The Sierra gold made

Conservation shapes the Sierra Nevada, 1864-1900

Establishing resource management in the Sierra Nevada, 1905-1945

The philosophy of "more," 1940-1970

The environmental challenge, 1960-1999

The Sierra in peril and ecosystem politics.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-375) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780874176346

0874176344

OCLC:

61191802