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Author Mittlefehldt, Sarah, author.

Title Tangled roots : the Appalachian Trail and American environmental politics / Sarah Mittlefehldt ; foreword by William Cronon.

Publication Info. Seattle ; London : University of Washington Press, [2013]
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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 255 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Series Weyerhaeuser environmental books
Weyerhaeuser environmental book.
Summary "The Appalachian Trail, a thin ribbon of wilderness running through the densely populated eastern United States, offers a refuge from modern society and a place apart from human ideas and institutions. But as environmental historian and thru-hiker Sarah Mittlefehldt argues, the trail is also a conduit for community engagement and a model for public-private cooperation and environmental stewardship. In Tangled Roots, Mittlefehldt tells the story of the trail's creation. The project was one of the first in which the National Park Service attempted to create public wilderness space within heavily populated, privately owned lands. Originally a regional grassroots endeavor, under federal leadership the trail project retained unprecedented levels of community involvement. As citizen volunteers came together and entered into conversation with the National Parks Service, boundaries between 'local' and 'nonlocal, ' 'public' and 'private, ' 'amateur' and 'expert' frequently broke down. Today, as Mittlefehldt tells us, the Appalachian Trail remains an unusual hybrid of public and private efforts and an inspiring success story of environmental protection"--Jacket.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-248) and index.
Contents Introduction. The tortuous path toward public-private partnership -- A progressive footpath -- The path of least resistance -- Federalizing America's foot trails -- Fallout from federalization -- Acquiring the corridor -- The Appalachian Trail and the rise of the New Right -- Conclusion. Hiking through history.
Note Print version record.
Subject MacKaye, Benton, 1879-1975.
MacKaye, Benton, 1879-1975. (OCoLC)fst00374422
Appalachian Trail -- History.
Trails -- Public use -- Appalachian Trail -- History.
Environmental policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Nature conservation -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Environmentalism -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Eminent domain -- United States.
NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection.
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
TRAVEL -- United States -- South -- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Eminent domain. (OCoLC)fst00908749
Environmental policy. (OCoLC)fst00913250
Environmentalism -- Political aspects. (OCoLC)fst00913548
Nature conservation -- Political aspects. (OCoLC)fst01034658
Trails -- Public use. (OCoLC)fst01765801
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
United States -- Appalachian Trail. (OCoLC)fst01240095
Chronological Term 1900 - 1999
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Author Cronon, William, writer of foreword.
Added Title Appalachian Trail and American environmental politics
Other Form: Print version: Mittlefehldt, Sarah. Tangled roots. Seattle ; London : University of Washington Press, [2013] 9780295993003 (DLC) 2013015519 (OCoLC)843124193
ISBN 9780295804880 (electronic bk.)
0295804882 (electronic bk.)
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