Conservation and the gospel of efficiency
Subtitle: the progressive conservation movement, 1890-1920
By: Samuel P. Hays.
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Pittsburgh, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
Subjects: Conservation of natural resources -- United States -- History; Environmental policy -- United States -- History
Description: "The relevance and importance of Samuel P. Hay's book Conservation and the Gospel of Efficiency, The Progressive Conservation Movement, 1890-1920, has only increased over time. Written almost half a century ago, it offers an invaluable history of the conservation movement's origins, and provides an excellent context for contemporary environmental problems and possible solutions."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-282) and index.
Originally published: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1959, in series: Harvard historical monographs, 40.