Gifford Pinchot and the Making of Modern Environmentalism (Pioneers of Conservation)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Island Press
Published: October 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9781559638227
Subjects: Biography: general; Conservation of the environment; Pinchot, Gifford,; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Politicians; Biography / Autobiography; Nature; Nature/Ecology; The Americas; History; Naturalists, Gardeners, Environmentalists; Political; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection; United States; Biography; Americas (North Central South West Indies); 1865-1946; Conservation of natural resources; Conservationists
First sentence: THE SILLIEST tale Gifford Pinchot ever told about why he became a forester and an avid conservationist hinged on the gift of a red sled.