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Environmental Issues in American History - A Reference Guide with Primary Documents (Hardcover)
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Environmental Issues in American History - A Reference Guide with Primary Documents (Hardcover)
Series: Major Issues in American History
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Total price: R3,011
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Controversy surrounding environmental issues is not a recent
development in American history. Since the time of the early
settlers, issues concerning the environment have plagued certain
groups of Americans. In this exhaustively researched study, primary
documents support different sides of various questions, such as the
use of water as an energy source, deforestation, gold mining in
California, and the emergence of wildlife conservation. High school
and college students will not only find this book extremely
comprehensive, but will also find its heated discussions
exceptionally engaging. Some of the major topics covered include:
BLDifferences between the way Native Americans and early settlers
treated the land BLThe Land Ordinance of 1785 BLThomas Jefferson's
views about the land BLThe commercial progress of New England river
valleys BLAct establishing the Adirondack Forest Preserve in 1885
BLTheodore Roosevelt's thoughts on forest conservation BLThe pros
and cons of hydraulic gold mining BLThe near-extinction of the
North American bison BLThe Lacey Act Magoc's book will prove an
essential asset for all American history students.
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