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First Along the River: A Brief History of the U.S. Environmental Movement provides students with a balanced, historical perspective on the history of the environmental movement in relation to major social and political events in U.S. history, from the pre-colonial era to the present. The book highlights important people and events, places critical concepts in context, and shows the impact of government, industry, and population on the American landscape.
Comprehensive yet brief, First Along the River discusses the religious and philosophical beliefs that shaped Americans' relationship to the environment, traces the origins and development of government regulations that impact Americans' use of natural resources, and shows why popular environmental groups were founded and how they changed over time.
The fifth edition includes up-to-date coverage of the environmental movement and developments including an overview of environmental issues since 2012, environmental policies impacted by the Trump administration, the coronavirus pandemic, and the switch back to a more global perspective under the Biden administration.
Comprehensive yet brief, First Along the River discusses the religious and philosophical beliefs that shaped Americans' relationship to the environment, traces the origins and development of government regulations that impact Americans' use of natural resources, and shows why popular environmental groups were founded and how they changed over time.
The fifth edition includes up-to-date coverage of the environmental movement and developments including an overview of environmental issues since 2012, environmental policies impacted by the Trump administration, the coronavirus pandemic, and the switch back to a more global perspective under the Biden administration.
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Table of contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Philosophical Foundations
- 2. The 1400s through the 1700s: Inhabiting a New Land
- 3. The Early 1800s: Destroying the Frontier
- 4. The Late 1880s: Building an Industrial Nation
- 5. The 1900s through the 1930s: Beginnings of the Conservation Movement
- 6. The 1940s through the 1960s: Prelude to the Green Decade
- 7. The 1970s: The Conservation Movement Matures
- 8. The 1980s: A Conservative Backlash
- 9. The Early 1990s: Government Retrenchment and Public Apathy
- 10. The Late 1990s: The Institutionalization of the Environmental Movement
- 11. The Environmental Movement in the Post-9/11 World: 2000–2010
- 12. A Nation Divided: 2011–2020
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Bibliography and Suggested Readings