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Paul S. Sutter is associate professor of history at the University of Georgia.

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The City Is More Than Human: An Animal History of Seattle (2016) — Förord, vissa utgåvor25 exemplar
Utah Historical Quarterly, Vol. 68, No. 3 (Summer 2000) (2000) — Bidragsgivare — 2 exemplar

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This book details the historical wilderness movement and it's political implications during the interwar period (Between WWI and WWII), the time when the Wilderness Society emerged to counter the rapid development of roads and the commercialization of outdoor recreation.The author provides four brief biographies of the most important founders of the Wilderness Society: Aldo Leopold, Robert Sterling Yard, Benton MacKaye, and Bob Marshall. (lj)
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eduscapes | 1 annan recension | Apr 22, 2010 |
Based on his doctoral dissertation topic, Sutter does an excellent job focusing in on the origins of the wilderness movement from the 1910s through 1930s. Through chapters on Wilderness Society founders Aldo Leopold, Robert Sterling Yard, Benton MacKaye, and Bob Marshall, the author examines the thinking that led to the need to formally establish wilderness areas in the United States. He stresses concerns about captialism and mass consumption, road construction in the National Parks, and the role of the CCC in expanding building in natural areas. In addition, he explores the debate about the purpose and definition of "wildness" and "wilderness" that are still being debated 100 years later.… (mer)
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eduscapes | 1 annan recension | Nov 27, 2006 |

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