Vanishing America

Vanishing America
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 9780674971561
ISBN-13 : 0674971566
Rating : 4/5 (566 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Vanishing America by : Miles A. Powell

Download or read book Vanishing America written by Miles A. Powell and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-14 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miles Powell explores how early conservationists became convinced that the vitality of America’s white races depended on preserving the wilderness. Some conservationists embraced scientific racism, eugenics, and restrictive immigration laws, but these activists also laid the groundwork for the many successes of the modern environmental movement.


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