Tangled roots : the Appalachian Trail and American environmental politics

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"The Appalachian Trail, a thin ribbon of wilderness running through the densely populated eastern United States, offers a refuge from modern society and a place apart from human ideas and institutions. But as environmental historian and thru-hiker Sarah Mittlefehldt argues, the trail is also a...

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Main Author: Mittlefehldt, Sarah
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2013
Series:Weyerhaeuser environmental book.
Subjects:
MacKaye, Benton, > 1879-1975.
Trails > Public use > Appalachian Trail > History.
Environmental policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Nature conservation > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Environmentalism > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Eminent domain > United States.
Appalachian Trail > History.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. The tortuous path toward public-private partnership
  • A progressive footpath
  • The path of least resistance
  • Federalizing America's foot trails
  • Fallout from federalization
  • Acquiring the corridor
  • The Appalachian Trail and the rise of the New Right
  • Conclusion. Hiking through history.

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