American Environmental Leaders
Subtitle: From Colonial Times to the Present
Publisher: ABC-Clio Inc
Published: November 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Library binding
Number of pages: 825
ISBN-13: 9781576071625
Subjects: Environmentalist thought & ideology; Environmentalist, conservationist & Green organizations; Reference works; Scientists - General; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Environmental Policy; Specific Groups - General; Nature; Biography / Autobiography; Nature/Ecology; USA; Naturalists, Gardeners, Environmentalists; Reference; United States; Biography & Autobiography / Reference; Biography; Environmentalists; Environmental Science
Description: This book presents more than 350 biographies of men and women who have devoted their lives to studying, debating, and organizing controversial environmental issues over the last 200 years. In addition to the scientists who have analyzed how human actions affect nature, we are introduced to poets, landscape architects, presidents, painters, activists, even sanitation engineers, and others who have forever altered how we think about the environment. The easy to use A-Z format provides instant access to these individuals, and frequent cross references indicate others with whom individuals worked (and sometimes clashed). End of entry references provide users with a starting point for further research.