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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 differences between the way Native Americans and early settlers treated the land, The Land Ordinance of 1785, Thomas Jefferson's views about the land, the commercial progress of New England river valleys, establishing the Adirondack Forest Preserve in 1885, Theodore Roosevelt's thoughts on forest conservation, the pros and cons of hydraulic gold mining, the near-extinction of the North American bison, andThe Lacey Act
Magoc's book will prove an essential asset for all American history students.
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Lynn Quinlan
reviewed Environmental Issues in American History: A Reference Guide with Primary Documents (Major Issues in American History Series) on June 24, 2009
Environmental Issues in American History: A Reference Guide with Primary Documents (Major Issues in American History Series)
A foundational work in public history, and still well worth a read. I think, knowing its significance, I went in expecting something dense, theoretical, textbook-y. It is theoretical, but in a very friendly, conversational way, and it's a short book, so I think the interested public could also get a lot out of it too (provided they recognize it's sixty years old). For me as a public history practitioner, it's a positive and encouraging book that helps you think about the visitor first and learn how to give that visitor something of value. There are tips and tricks, and six "principles" of interpretation that I think should still be taught to public history students everywhere, but the main thing is this motivational "consider this aspect..." kind of tone. Because the book mostly focuses on the national parks, and mostly on guiding tours within those parks, others might get even more practical instruction out of it. He takes care to reference museums, historic homes, and other sites of interpretation as well, though. Not the be-all and end-all, but good!
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