The Politics of Wilderness Preservation.: 64 (Contributions in Political Science) - Hardcover

"An excellent text that presents a detailed and well-documented account of the political struggles to preserve American wilderness areas....This book should appeal to a wide audience, including political and natural scientists, environmentalists, historians, and resource managers. Strongly recommended for the graduate, undergraduate, and general libraries."-Choice ?An excellent text that presents a detailed and well-documented account of the political struggles to preserve American wilderness areas....This book should appeal to a wide audience, including political and natural scientists, environmentalists, historians, and resource managers. Strongly recommended for the graduate, undergraduate, and general libraries.?-Choice

Traces the development of the policies of the United States government toward the conservation of wilderness areas from the colonial period to the present