DeVoto's West

DeVoto's West
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Publisher : Ohio University Press
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 9780804010726
ISBN-13 : 0804010722
Rating : 4/5 (722 Downloads)

Book Synopsis DeVoto's West by : Bernard De Voto

Download or read book DeVoto's West written by Bernard De Voto and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DeVoto's West: History, Conservation, and the Public Good addresses many issues, including the plundering of resources by absentee eastern corporations, Westerners' conflicted relationship to exploitation, and the degradation of the national parks.DeVoto's West collects the best of Bernard DeVoto's conservation pieces for the first time. It will introduce a new generation to prose that has retained its relevance and remains a remarkably current and timely argument for protecting public lands.


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