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Cradle of conservation : an environmental history of Pennsylvania / Allen Dieterich-Ward.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection GF13.3.P46 D54 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dieterich-Ward, Allen, author.
- Series:
- Pennsylvania history studies
- Pennsylvania history series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human ecology--Pennsylvania--History.
- Human ecology.
- Nature conservation--Pennsylvania--History.
- Nature conservation.
- Nature--Effect of human beings on--Pennsylvania--History.
- Nature.
- Pennsylvania--Environmental conditions.
- Pennsylvania.
- Forest conservation--Pennsylvania.
- Forest conservation.
- Physical Description:
- x, 131 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- "A survey of Pennsylvania's environmental history from pre-colonial and colonial eras through to the development of industrial and post-industrial society"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Nature's Commonwealth
- Chapter 1: Creating Penn's Woods
- Chapter 2: Working Landscapes
- Chapter 3: Conservation in the Keystone State
- Chapter 4: Environmental Movements
- Chapter 5: Post-Industrial Pennsylvania
- Conclusion: The Future of Penn's Woods.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gemmill fund bookplate.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Dieterich-Ward, Allen. Cradle of conservation
- ISBN:
- 9781932304381
- 193230438X
- OCLC:
- 1433983640
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