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Benton MacKaye: Conservationist, Planner, and Creator of the Appalachian Trail
Larry Anderson
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Description for Benton MacKaye: Conservationist, Planner, and Creator of the Appalachian Trail
Paperback. This book will appeal to students, scholars, and professionals in preservation, conservation, recreation, planning, and American studies, as well as general readers interested in these subjects. Num Pages: 468 pages, 56, 26 maps, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 698.
Planner and originator of the Appalachian Trail and a cofounder of the Wilderness Society, Benton MacKaye (1879-1975) was a pioneer in linking the concepts of preservation and recreation. Spanning three-quarters of a century, his long and productive career had a major impact on emerging movements in conservation, environmentalism, and regional planning. MacKaye's seminal ideas on outdoor recreation, wilderness protection, land-use planning, community development, and transportation have inspired generations of activists, professionals, and adventurers seeking to strike a harmonious balance between human need and the natural environment. This pathbreaking biography provides the first complete portrait of this significant and unique ... Read more
Planner and originator of the Appalachian Trail and a cofounder of the Wilderness Society, Benton MacKaye (1879-1975) was a pioneer in linking the concepts of preservation and recreation. Spanning three-quarters of a century, his long and productive career had a major impact on emerging movements in conservation, environmentalism, and regional planning. MacKaye's seminal ideas on outdoor recreation, wilderness protection, land-use planning, community development, and transportation have inspired generations of activists, professionals, and adventurers seeking to strike a harmonious balance between human need and the natural environment. This pathbreaking biography provides the first complete portrait of this significant and unique ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
Number of Pages
468
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801890949
SKU
V9780801890949
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About Larry Anderson
Larry Anderson is a freelance writer and independent scholar.
Reviews for Benton MacKaye: Conservationist, Planner, and Creator of the Appalachian Trail
This is an important book both because this is the first biography of Benton MacKaye and because it explores the philosophy behind the Appalachian Trail.
Carol Niedzialek Potomac Appalachian In the first comprehensive biography of MacKaye, Larry Anderson does an impressive job of bringing an enigmatic figure into sharper focus and shedding light on the long list of important ... Read more
Carol Niedzialek Potomac Appalachian In the first comprehensive biography of MacKaye, Larry Anderson does an impressive job of bringing an enigmatic figure into sharper focus and shedding light on the long list of important ... Read more