Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-212) and index.
Contents
The Americans and their landscape -- Native Americans changed the forests to suit their needs / William Cronon -- Farmers must protect the fertility of the soil / James Madison -- Colonists' views of forests changed over time / Michael Williams -- Mankind is inextricably linked to nature / Ralph Waldo Emerson -- Humanity should emulate ancient societies' attitude toward nature / Kirkpatrick Sale -- The preservation and use of nature -- Environmentalists begin to emphasize ecology / Donald Worster -- The environment must be restored and preserved / George Perkins Marsh -- Natural resources must be conserved / Theodore Roosevelt -- The federal government's role in land conservation expands / William G. Robbins -- A new relationship with nature -- Nature is a refuge that must be preserved / John Muir -- Ethics must inform environmental thinking / Aldo Leopold -- Wilderness should be preserved for its own sake / Wallace Stegner -- The green movement -- Evergreen / Gary Snyder -- Global population will reach crisis proportions by 2050 / J. Kenneth Smail -- Small is beautiful / E. F. Schumacher -- Humans must lead ecologically responsible lives / Arne Naess -- Radical activism can help protect the environment / Bill Devall -- Government intervention can help the environment / Al Gore Jr. -- Narratives -- America needs a national park / George Catlin -- Living on Walden Pond / Henry David Thoreau -- The education of a forester / Gifford Pinchot -- Rich land, poor land / Stuart Chase.
