Modern American Environmentalists: A Biographical Encyclopedia

by Everett I. Mendelsohn, George A. Cevasco, Richard P. Harmond

Book Overview

Modern American Environmentalists profiles the lives and contributions of nearly 140 major figures during the twentieth-century environmental movement. Included are iconic environmentalists such as Rachel Carson, E. O. Wilson, Gifford Pinchot, and Al Gore, and important but less expected names, including John Steinbeck and Allen Ginsberg.

The entries recount how each individual became active in environmental conservation, detail his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801891523
• ISBN13: 9780801891526
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 2.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher