Crimes against Nature
Subtitle: Squatters, Poachers, Thieves, and the Hidden History of American Conservation
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: May 7, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780520220270
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Conservation of wildlife & habitats; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Social aspects; History: World; History - General History; World - General; USA; Sociology - Rural; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; United States - State & Local - General; History / General; History; National parks and reserves; Nature conservation; United States
First sentence: When the New York City minister Joel Headley collapsed in 1849 with a nervous breakdown, he was ordered by his doctor to try what was for a mid-nineteenth-century American, a most unusual undertaking: a vacation.