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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Gifford Pinchot, III , Char Miller (Pomona College)Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press Imprint: Pennsylvania State University Press Edition: Annotated edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780271078410ISBN 10: 0271078413 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 27 April 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsContents Introduction Forests, Forestry and Foresters Government Forestry Abroad, 1891 The Forests of Ne-Ha-Sa-Ne Park in Northern New York, 1893 A Plan to Save the Forests, 1895 In the Philippine Forests, 1903 Dear Forester, 1905 The Proposed Eastern Forest Reserves, 1906 Speech to the Denver Lands Convention, 1907 The ABC of Conservation, 1909 Mr. Pinchot on Forest Fires, 1910 Roosevelt’s Part in Forestry, 1919 National or State Control of Forest Devastation, 1920 Letter to Foresters, 1930 Old Evils in New Clothes, 1937 War & Peace North American Conservation Conference, 1909 England in War, 1915 Preparedness and Common Sense, 1916 Agriculture Policy in Wartime, 1917 A Forest Devastation Warning, 1925 Conservation as a Foundation for Permanent Peace, 1940 Governing the Keystone State The Reclamation of Pennsylvania’s Desert, 1920 The Influence of Women in Politics, 1922 Inaugural Address, 1923 The Blazed Trail of Forest Depletion, 1923 Why I Believe in Enforcing Prohibition, 1923 Old Age Assistance in Pennsylvania, 1924 Politicians or the People? 1926 Inaugural Address, 1931 The Case for Federal Relief, 1932 Lifting Farmers Out of the Mud, 1932 Liquor Control in the United States: The State Store Plan, 1934 Pennsylvania State Forests, 1942 Water, Energy, and Power What are we going to do about Coal in Alaska? 1911 Testimony on the Hetch Hetchy Dam, 1913 Muscle Shoals, 1921 Giant Power, 1924 Prevention First, 1927 The Power Monopoly: Its Makeup and Menace, 1928 The Long Struggle for Effective Water Power Legislation, 1945 Natural Moments One Afternoon at Pelican Bay, 1897 Swordfishing, 1912 South Seas Reflections, 1930 Two’s Company, 1936 Time Like an Ever Rolling Stream, 1936 Acknowledgements IndexReviewsOne might say that many of [Pinchot's] opinions (spoken or written in the earlier parts of the 1900s) are contemporary and suited for analysis today. Highly recommended for libraries, schools, and personal libraries. --Al Holliday, Pennsylvania Magazine A valuable contribution that will significantly enhance our knowledge and awareness of one of the nation's leading intellectuals in land use. Char Miller has thoughtfully collected and organized the writings that capture the ideas and development of arguably the most important mind in the American conservation tradition. --Brian C. Black, author of Gettysburg Contested and Crude Reality: Petroleum in World History Despite Gifford Pinchot's high-profile reputation as a founder of American conservation, most scholars have likely read few of his own writings. With these well-chosen documents from Pinchot's own hand, Char Miller provides a window onto Pinchot's thinking about rivers, soils, minerals, agriculture, forestry, and public stewardship of natural resources during a time of sweeping change. --Mark Harvey, author of Wilderness Forever Despite Gifford Pinchot s high-profile reputation as a founder of American conservation, most scholars have likely read few of his own writings. With these well-chosen documents from Pinchot's own hand, Char Miller provides a window onto Pinchot s thinking about rivers, soils, minerals, agriculture, forestry, and public stewardship of natural resources during a time of sweeping change. Mark Harvey, author of Wilderness Forever A valuable contribution that will significantly enhance our knowledge and awareness of one of the nation s leading intellectuals in land use. Char Miller has thoughtfully collected and organized the writings that capture the ideas and development of arguably the most important mind in the American conservation tradition. Brian C. Black, author of Gettysburg Contested and Crude Reality Despite Gifford Pinchot s high-profile reputation as a founder of American conservation, most scholars have likely read few of his own writings. With these well-chosen documents from Pinchot's own hand, Char Miller provides a window onto Pinchot s thinking about rivers, soils, minerals, agriculture, forestry, and public stewardship of natural resources during a time of sweeping change. </p> Mark Harvey, author of <em>Wilderness Forever</em></p> Author InformationChar Miller is W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis at Pomona College. He has published dozens of books, including Seeking the Greatest Good: The Conservation Legacy of Gifford Pinchot; Gifford Pinchot and the Making of Modern Environmentalism; and, with V. Alaric Sample and R. Patrick Bixler, Forest Conservation in the Anthropocene. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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