George Perkins Marsh: Prophet of Conservation (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (551 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0295983159 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 632 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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The book was also on the shortlist for the first British Academy Book Prize, awarded in December 2001.. George Perkins Marsh (1801–1882) was the first to reveal the menace of environmental misuse, to explain its causes, and to prescribe reforms. Marsh’s devotion to the repair of nature, to the concerns of working people, to women’s rights, and to historical stewardship resonate more than ever. The broadest scholar of his day, he was an acclaimed linguist, lawyer, congressman, and renowned diplomat who served 25 years as U.S. He helped found and guide the Smithsonian Institution, shaped the Washington Monument, penned potent tracts on fisheries and on irrigation, spearheaded public science, art, and architecture. He wrote on camels and corporate corruption, Icelandic grammar and Alpine glaciers. Marsh’s ominous warnings inspired reforestation, watershed management, soil conservation, and nature protection in his day and ours.George Perkins Marsh: Prophet of Conservation was awarded the Association for American Geographers' 2000 J. Jackson Prize. envoy to Turkey and to Italy. His pungent and provocative letters illuminate life on both sides of the Atlantic.Like Darwin’s Origin of Species, Marsh’s Man and Nature marked the inception of a truly modern way of looking at the world, of taking care lest we
A lifetime of study and keen observation helped him understand the impact of humans on the environment and the resulting social, economic, and political ramifications. A lawyer, farmer, manufacturer, congressman, diplomat, scholar, linguist, and pioneer conservationist, Marsh is best known for Man and Nature, first published in 1864. Marsh was a product of Puritan New England, with all the attendant class prejudices, but as Lowenthal demonstrates, he had a modern, holistic world view as well. From Library Journal New biographical expectations, new historical and environmental insights, and the availability of new primary sources inspired Lowenthal (professor emeritus of geography, University Coll., London) to revise his 1958 biography of George Perkins Marsh. Considerable history is included in this biography, which ranges from antebellum America, the Civil War, and Reconstruction to Turkey, the
"Excellent biography about someone NOT well know in the environmental" according to H R Preston. Excellent biography about someone NOT well know in the environmental field of the 2000's! It needs to be heralded among the environmental advocacy community.