Landscapes Of Conflict
Subtitle: The Oregon Story, 1940-2000 (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books)
Contributors: William Cronon (Foreword)
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: November 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 414
ISBN-13: 9780295984421
Subjects: American history: from c 1900 -; American studies; Conservation of the environment; 20th century; Nature; History; United States - State & Local - West; History: American; Oregon; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Natural Resources; Environmental conditions; United States - 20th Century; United States - State & Local - General
First sentence: On Wednesday, August 15, 1945, the New York Times declared the end of the war in the Pacific with eight-column headlines across the front page: JAPAN SURRENDERS, END OF WAR!
Description: "The story of Oregon's accommodation to these divergent interests is a divisive one between those interested in economic growth and perceived stability and citizens concerned with exercising good stewardship toward the state's natural resources and preserving the state's livability. In his second volume of Oregon's environmental history, William Robbins addresses efforts by individuals and groups within and outside the state to resolve these conflicts. Among the people who have had roles in this process, journalists and politicians Richard Neuberger and Tom McCall left substantial legacies and demonstrated the ambiguities inherent in the issues they confronted."--BOOK JACKET.