The Western Paradox: A Conservation Reader
Editorial Reviews
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., from the Foreword
"[DeVoto's] insights, and passion are as relevant and urgent today as they were when he first put them on paper."
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Book Description
Bernard DeVoto (1897-1955) was, according to the novelist Wallace Stegner, "a fighter for public causes, for conservation of our natural resources, for freedom of the press and freedom of thought." A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, DeVoto is best remembered for his trilogy, The Year of Decision: 1846, Across the Wide Missouri, and The Course of Empire. He also wrote a column for Harper's Magazine, in which he fulminated about his many concerns, particularly the exploitation and destruction of the American West. This volume brings together ten of DeVoto's acerbic and still timely essays on Western conservation issues, along with his unfinished conservationist manifesto, Western Paradox, which has never before been published. The book also includes a foreword by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., who was a student of DeVoto's at Harvard University, and a substantial introduction by Douglas Brinkley and Patricia Limerick, both of which shed light on DeVoto's work and legacy.
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The Western Paradox: A Conservation Reader
The Western Paradox: A Conservation Reader,Bernard DeVoto,Douglas Brinkley,Patricia Nelson Limerick,Yale University Press,0300084226,Business / Economics / Finance,Conservation of natural resour,Conservation of natural resources,Development - Economic Development,Development - Sustainable Development,Environmental Conservation & Protection - General,Land Conservation,Nature,Nature/Ecology,Public lands,West (U.S.),Business & Economics / Sustainable Development,Conservation of the environment,Environmentalist thought & ideology
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