| Description |
xii, 316 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-297) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- Introduction -- (En)gendering the wilderness, 1860s-1914 -- Place naming in the High Sierra -- Masculine sublimes -- Feminine sublimes -- Outdoor experiences and the politics of conservation, 1914-1944 -- Mountains as home and garden -- Mountains as the measure of men -- In fire, blossoms, and blood -- In wildness is the preservation of the nation, and the world, 1945-1964 -- Mountain conquest family style -- Mountains made wilderness. |
| Subject |
Nature conservation -- United States -- History.
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Environmentalism -- United States -- History.
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Mountains -- United States -- Psychological aspects.
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| ISBN |
0700613692 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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