Escaping the Dark, Gray City: Fear and Hope in Progressive-Era Conservation

by Benjamin Heber Johnson

A compelling and long-overdue exploration of the Progressive-era conservation movement, and its lasting effects on American culture, politics, and contemporary environmentalism

The turn of the twentieth century caught America at a crossroads, shaking the dust from a bygone era and hurtling toward the promises of modernity. Factories, railroads, banks, and oil fields--all reshaped the American landscape and people.

In the gulf...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300115504
• ISBN13: 9780300115505
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.4"