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A Symbol of Wilderness Echo Park and the American Conservation Movement

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By: Mark WT Harvey
368 pages, B/w photos
A Symbol of Wilderness
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  • A Symbol of Wilderness ISBN: 9780295979328 Paperback Mar 2000 Out of Print #106200
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About this book

Details the first major clash between conservationists and developers after World War II, the successful fight to prevent the building of the Echo Park Dam, Northwest Carolina.

Contents

Contents Foreword by William Cronon xi Preface xv Acknowledgments xxv 1. The Peculiar Past of a National Monument 3 2. The Seeds of Controversy 23 3. Primeval Parks and the Wilderness Movement 51 4. iA Mere Millipondi 77 5. Searching for an Alternate Site 129 6. Wilderness for a New Generation 153 7. The Great Evaporation Controversy 181 8. The Politics of Preservation 207 9. A Symbol of Wilderness 235 10. Triumph for the Park System 263 11. Epilogue 287 Notes 303 Bibliography 345 Index 357

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Out of Print
By: Mark WT Harvey
368 pages, B/w photos
Media reviews
The Echo Park controversy marks the beginning of the modern wilderness movement. Understanding it is essential for knowing the importance of wilderness in American culture. --Roderick Nash, author of Wilderness and the American Mind "A Symbol of Wilderness is a superb introduction to what has made the wilderness movement a significant force in 20th century environmentalism. This is a natural for classroom use." --William L. Lang, Portland State University "With the recent proliferation of dam-removal campaigns and rising concern over the ecological impacts of artificial reservoirs, this is a must-read for anyone--scholar, student, or general reader--seeking to comprehend the complex relationship between large-scale dams and the environmental movement."--Donald C. Jackson, author of Building the Ultimate Dam: John S. Eastwood and the Control of Water in the West "By every standard of narrative and historical scholarship, this book is a major contribution to our understanding of protected parks and wilderness." --Alfred Runte, author of National Parks: The American Experience
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