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Making America's public lands : the contested history of conservation on federal lands / Adam M. Sowards.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sowards, Adam M.
- Series:
- American ways series.
- The American ways series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Land use--Government policy--United States--History.
- Land use.
- Public lands--United States--History.
- Public lands.
- Public lands--United States--Management--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2022.
- Other Title:
- Contested history of conservation on federal lands
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022]
- Summary:
- "Throughout American history, 'public lands' have been the subject of controversy, from homesteaders settling the American west to ranchers who use the open range to promote free enterprise to wilderness activists who see these lands as wild places. This book shows how these controversies intersect with critical issues of American history"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Huckleberries around the table
- Gathering
- Forming
- Managing
- Balancing
- Polarizing
- Conclusion: The promise of the public's land.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-228) and index.
- Machine-generated record.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-8183-656-6
- 1-5381-2531-5
- OCLC:
- 1531060263
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