Encyclopedia of American Environmental History
- ISBN-10
- 0816067937
- ISBN-13
- 9780816067930
- Category
- Environmental policy
- Pages
- 1516
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Author
- Kathleen A. Brosnan
Description
Begins with eight broad thematic essays, which highlight the major issues and topics in environmental history and serve as an entryway to other, more specific articles throughout the reference. Arranged alphabetically, more than 750 articles cover every significant issue, event, law, and figure in U.S. environmental history. --from publisher description
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