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Author Winks, Robin W.

Title Laurance S. Rockefeller : catalyst for conservation / Robin W. Winks.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : Island Press, [1997]
©1997

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 259 pages, [16] pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-250) and index.
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Summary Despite his status as a scion of one of the wealthiest and most famous families in the United States and an enormously successful businessman in his own right, Laurance S. Rockefeller is unknown to all but a few Americans. Yet while he has been neither Vice President nor Governor nor chairman of the world's largest bank, his contribution to society has been at least as great as that of his more famous brothers. In Laurance S. Rockefeller: Catalyst for Conservation, noted historian Robin W. Winks brings Laurance to the forefront, offering an intimate look at his life and accomplishments. While Rockefeller has played a vital role in the business world as one of the most astute venture capitalists of our time--providing seed money for, among other endeavors, Eastern Airlines, Intel Corporation, and Apple Computers--his driving passion throughout his life has been the environment In addition to donating millions of dollars and the helping to found numerous conservation organizations, he served under five consecutive presidents in environmental advisory capacities. As chairman of the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission (ORRRC) under Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy, Rockefeller orchestrated an assessment of the recreation and conservation needs of the American people and the policies and programs required to meet those needs. The reports issued by the Commission are a groundbreaking achievement that laid the framework for nearly all significant environmental legislation of the following three decades. Winks uses a combination of historical insight and extensive research to present the first in-depth examination of Laurance Rockefeller's life and work. His book explores Rockefeller's role in the transition from traditional land conservation to a more inclusive environmentalism. It compels broader interpretation of the history of environmental protection, and is essential reading for anyone concerned with the past or future of conservation in America.
Subject Rockefeller, Laurance Spelman.
Rockefeller, Laurance Spelman.
Rockefeller, Laurance Spelman. (OCoLC)fst00272091
Conservationists -- United States -- Biography.
Conservationists. (OCoLC)fst00875578
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Winks, Robin W. Laurance S. Rockefeller. Washington, D.C. : Island Press, ©1997 (DLC) 97020447
ISBN 1417539763 (electronic bk.)
9781417539765 (electronic bk.)
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