Vanishing America

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Discrimination & Race Relations, History, Americas, United States
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Author: Miles A. Powell ISBN: 9780674972933
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: November 14, 2016
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Miles A. Powell
ISBN: 9780674972933
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: November 14, 2016
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

Miles Powell explores how early conservationists became convinced that the vitality of America’s white races depended on preserving the wilderness. Some conservationists embraced scientific racism, eugenics, and restrictive immigration laws, but these activists also laid the groundwork for the many successes of the modern environmental movement.

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Miles Powell explores how early conservationists became convinced that the vitality of America’s white races depended on preserving the wilderness. Some conservationists embraced scientific racism, eugenics, and restrictive immigration laws, but these activists also laid the groundwork for the many successes of the modern environmental movement.

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