Tangled Roots : The Appalachian Trail and American Environmental Politics.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (277 pages)
- Weyerhaeuser Environmental Bks. .
- Weyerhaeuser Environmental Bks. .
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword by William Cronon -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Tortuous Path Toward Public-Private Partnership -- Chapter 1. A Progressive Footpath -- Chapter 2. The Path of Least Resistance -- Chapter 3. Federalizing America's Foot Trails -- Chapter 4. Fallout From Federalization -- Chapter 5. Acquiring the Corridor -- Chapter 6. The Appalachian Trail and the Rise of the New Right -- Conclusion: Hiking Through History -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
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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. Appalachian Trail -- History.