Conservation in the Progressive Era Edited by David Stradling
Foreword by William Cronon - $16.95s paperback (9780295983752)
Add to Cart - hardcover not available - Published: 2004 -
Subject Listing: Environmental Studies, History, Conservation -
Bibliographic information: 112 pp., bibliog., index, 6" x 9" -
Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics Conservation was the
first nationwide political movement in American history to
grapple with environmental problems like waste, pollution,
resource exhaustion, and sustainability. At its height, the
conservation movement was a critical aspect of the broader
reforms undertaken in the Progressive Era (1890-1910), as the
rapidly industrializing nation struggled to protect human
health, natural beauty, and "national efficiency." This highly
effective Progressive Era movement was distinct from earlier
conservation efforts and later environmentalist reforms.
Conservation in the Progressive Era places conservation in
historical context, using the words of participants