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Silent spring revolution : John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the great environmental awakening
"Chronicles the rise of environmental activism during the Long Sixties (1960-1973), telling the story of an indomitable generation that saved the natural world under the leadership of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon"-- Provided by publisher.
Preface
Part I: Protoenvironmentalists (1945-1959). The ebb and flow of John F. Kennedy
Harry Truman: polluted and radiated America
Rachel Carson and the shore of the sea
William O. Douglas and the protoenvironmentalists
Wilderness politics, Dinosaur National Monument, and the Nature Conservancy
Saving shorelines
Protesting plastics, nuclear testing, and DDT
Part II: John F. Kennedy's new frontier (1961-1963). Forging the new frontier: Stewart Udall and Lyndon Johnson
Wallace Stegner's "
Wilderness letter"
The green face of America
Rachel Carson, the Laurence Rockefeller Report, and Kennedy's science curve
The White House Conservation Conference (May 24-25, 1962)
Rachel Carson's alarm
Point Reyes (California) and Padre Island (Texas) National Seashores
Campaigns to save the Hudson River and Bodega Bay
The tag team of John F. Kennedy, Stewart Udall, and Rachel Carson
The limited nuclear test ban treaty
Part III: The environmentalism of Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon (1964-1973). JFK's last conservation journey
The Mississippi fish kill, the Clean Air Act, and American beautification
The Great Society: Rachel Carson and Howard Zahniser's legacies
The Wilderness Act of 1964
Ending the bulldozing of America
America's natural heritage: Cape Lookout, Big Bend, the Grand Canyon
Defenders: historical preservation, endangered species, and bedroll scientists
"
Sue the bastards!"
and environmental justice
The unraveling of America, 1968
Lyndon Johnson: champion of wild rivers and national scenic trails (October 2, 1968)
Taking stock of new conservation wins
Santa Barbara, the Cuyahoga River, and the National Environmental Policy Act
Generation Earth Day, 1970-1971
Nixon's environmental activism of 1972: the Great Lakes protection, the DDT ban, and the Stockholm Conference
Epilogue: Last leaves on the tree.
Part I: Protoenvironmentalists (1945-1959). The ebb and flow of John F. Kennedy
Harry Truman: polluted and radiated America
Rachel Carson and the shore of the sea
William O. Douglas and the protoenvironmentalists
Wilderness politics, Dinosaur National Monument, and the Nature Conservancy
Saving shorelines
Protesting plastics, nuclear testing, and DDT
Part II: John F. Kennedy's new frontier (1961-1963). Forging the new frontier: Stewart Udall and Lyndon Johnson
Wallace Stegner's "
Wilderness letter"
The green face of America
Rachel Carson, the Laurence Rockefeller Report, and Kennedy's science curve
The White House Conservation Conference (May 24-25, 1962)
Rachel Carson's alarm
Point Reyes (California) and Padre Island (Texas) National Seashores
Campaigns to save the Hudson River and Bodega Bay
The tag team of John F. Kennedy, Stewart Udall, and Rachel Carson
The limited nuclear test ban treaty
Part III: The environmentalism of Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon (1964-1973). JFK's last conservation journey
The Mississippi fish kill, the Clean Air Act, and American beautification
The Great Society: Rachel Carson and Howard Zahniser's legacies
The Wilderness Act of 1964
Ending the bulldozing of America
America's natural heritage: Cape Lookout, Big Bend, the Grand Canyon
Defenders: historical preservation, endangered species, and bedroll scientists
"
Sue the bastards!"
and environmental justice
The unraveling of America, 1968
Lyndon Johnson: champion of wild rivers and national scenic trails (October 2, 1968)
Taking stock of new conservation wins
Santa Barbara, the Cuyahoga River, and the National Environmental Policy Act
Generation Earth Day, 1970-1971
Nixon's environmental activism of 1972: the Great Lakes protection, the DDT ban, and the Stockholm Conference
Epilogue: Last leaves on the tree.
Item details
- ISBN: 0063212919
- ISBN: 9780063212916
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Physical Description:
xxx, 857 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Contents / Notes
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 807-819) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Preface Part I: Protoenvironmentalists (1945-1959). The ebb and flow of John F. Kennedy Harry Truman: polluted and radiated America Rachel Carson and the shore of the sea William O. Douglas and the protoenvironmentalists Wilderness politics, Dinosaur National Monument, and the Nature Conservancy Saving shorelines Protesting plastics, nuclear testing, and DDT Part II: John F. Kennedy's new frontier (1961-1963). Forging the new frontier: Stewart Udall and Lyndon Johnson Wallace Stegner's "Wilderness letter" The green face of America Rachel Carson, the Laurence Rockefeller Report, and Kennedy's science curve The White House Conservation Conference (May 24-25, 1962) Rachel Carson's alarm Point Reyes (California) and Padre Island (Texas) National Seashores Campaigns to save the Hudson River and Bodega Bay The tag team of John F. Kennedy, Stewart Udall, and Rachel Carson The limited nuclear test ban treaty Part III: The environmentalism of Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon (1964-1973). JFK's last conservation journey The Mississippi fish kill, the Clean Air Act, and American beautification The Great Society: Rachel Carson and Howard Zahniser's legacies The Wilderness Act of 1964 Ending the bulldozing of America America's natural heritage: Cape Lookout, Big Bend, the Grand Canyon Defenders: historical preservation, endangered species, and bedroll scientists "Sue the bastards!" and environmental justice The unraveling of America, 1968 Lyndon Johnson: champion of wild rivers and national scenic trails (October 2, 1968) Taking stock of new conservation wins Santa Barbara, the Cuyahoga River, and the National Environmental Policy Act Generation Earth Day, 1970-1971 Nixon's environmental activism of 1972: the Great Lakes protection, the DDT ban, and the Stockholm Conference Epilogue: Last leaves on the tree. |
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