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Book SynopsisHoward Zahniser (1906-1964), executive secretary of The Wilderness Society and editor of The Living Wilderness from 1945 to 1964, is arguably the person most responsible for drafting and promoting the Wilderness Act in 1964. This book deals with these works.
Trade Review"These carefully selected writings . . . allow environmental historians to see the evolution of an idea that was formative to our field, and demonstrates that wilderness remains a compelling concept to explore relationships between humans and nonhuman beings."
-- Sarah Mittlefehldt * H-Net Reviews *
"Howard Zahniser (1906–1964) lived and worked in a world of words, and Harvey (North Dakota State Univ.) has done an exemplary job of arranging Zahniser's own words to reveal his heart and soul, from his spiritual foundations as a child to his eight-year battle to secure passage of the Wilderness Act of 1964."
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Table of ContentsForeword by William Cronon
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Makings of a Nature Writer
2. Transition to the Wilderness Society
3. Campaigning for Wilderness
4. Threats to Wild Lands
5. The Campaign for the Wilderness Bill
6. The Last Hurdle
7. Testimonies
Excerpts
Selected Bibliography
Permissions
Index
