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Wilderness and the American Mind

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Foreword vii
Preface to the Fifth Edition xvii
PROLOGUE 1
1. Old World Roots of Opinion 8
2. A Wilderness Condition 23
3. The Romantic Wilderness 44
4. The American Wilderness 67
5. Henry David Thoreau: Philosopher 84
6. Preserve the Wilderness! 96
7. Wilderness Preserved 108
8. John Muir: Publicizer 122
9. The Wilderness Cult 141
10. Hetch Hetchy 161
11. Aldo Leopold: Prophet 182
12. Decisions for Permanence 200
13. Toward a Philosophy of Wilderness 238
14. Alaska 272
15. The Irony of Victory 316
16. The International Perspective 342
Epilogue to the Fifth Edition: Island Civilization 379
Bibliography 387
Index 393

https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300153507-001

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Foreword vii
Preface to the Fifth Edition xvii
PROLOGUE 1
1. Old World Roots of Opinion 8
2. A Wilderness Condition 23
3. The Romantic Wilderness 44
4. The American Wilderness 67
5. Henry David Thoreau: Philosopher 84
6. Preserve the Wilderness! 96
7. Wilderness Preserved 108
8. John Muir: Publicizer 122
9. The Wilderness Cult 141
10. Hetch Hetchy 161
11. Aldo Leopold: Prophet 182
12. Decisions for Permanence 200
13. Toward a Philosophy of Wilderness 238
14. Alaska 272
15. The Irony of Victory 316
16. The International Perspective 342
Epilogue to the Fifth Edition: Island Civilization 379
Bibliography 387
Index 393

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