First along the river : a brief history of the U.S. environmental movement / Benjamin Kline.

Author/creator Kline, Benjamin, 1955-
Format Book
Edition3rd ed.
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2007.
Descriptionviii, 198 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 188-192) and index.
LCCN 2007002773
ISBN9780742558533 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0742558533 (pbk. : alk. paper)