num_pages: 416
description: Behind the scenic beauty of the American West is a bloody history of conquest, conflict, and exploitation. Part travelogue, part history, and part literary meditation on the landscape, this book describes in convincing detail how this violent heritage has left the region with many unresolved problems and much ongoing suffering.
language: English
title: Savage Dreams: A Journey into the Landscape Wars of the American West
titlecomplete: Savage Dreams: A Journey into the Landscape Wars of the American West
genres: Environment, Politics, Travel, Nature, College, American History, Conservation, Nonfiction, Westerns, History
ratings_count: 496
publisher: Vintage