First along the river : a brief history of the U.S. environmental movement / Benjamin Kline.
| Author/creator | Kline, Benjamin, 1955- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 3rd ed. |
| Publication Info | Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2007. |
| Description | viii, 198 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Philosophical foundations -- The 1400s through the 1700s: inhabiting a new land -- The early 1800s: destroying the frontier -- The late 1880's: building an industrial nation -- The 1900s through the 1930s: beginnings of the conservation movement -- The 1940s through the 1960s: prelude to the green decade -- The 1970s: the conservation movement matures -- The 1980s: a conservative backlash -- The early 1990's: government retrenchment and public apathy -- The late 1990s: the institutionalization of the environmental movement -- The environmental movement in the post 9/11 world. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-192) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007002773 |
| ISBN | 9780742558533 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0742558533 (pbk. : alk. paper) |