The Western Paradox: A Conservation Reader

by Bernard DeVoto

Book Overview

"This book is the fascinating record of DeVoto's crusade to save the West from itself. . . . His arguments, insights, and passion are as relevant and urgent today as they were when he first put them on paper."--Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., from the Foreword

Bernard DeVoto (1897-1955) was, according to the novelist Wallace Stegner, "a fighter for public causes, for conservation of our natural resources, for freedom of the press and freedom of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300084234
• ISBN13: 9780300084238
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 4.9" x 7.9"