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Silent spring revolution : John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the great environmental awakening / Douglas Brinkley.

Brinkley, Douglas, (author).

Summary:

"Chronicles the rise of environmental activism during the Long Sixties (1960-1973), telling the story of an indomitable generation that saved the natural world under the leadership of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon"-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9780063212916
  • Physical Description: xxx, 857 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Conservationists > United States > Biography
Environmentalism > United States
Environmentalists > United States > Biography
Genre:
Biographies.

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  • 10 of 11 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Valemount Public Library.

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Valemount Public Library anf 333.72 bri (Text) 35194014339329 Adult non-fiction Volume hold Available -
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Preface xiii
Part I Protoenvironmentalists (1945-1959)
Chapter 1 The Ebb and Flow of John F. Kennedy
3(14)
Chapter 2 Harry Truman: Polluted and Radiated America
17(26)
Chapter 3 Rachel Carson and the Shore of the Sea
43(22)
Chapter 4 William O. Douglas and the Protoenvironmentalists
65(27)
Chapter 5 Wilderness Politics, Dinosaur National Monument, and the Nature Conservancy
92(27)
Chapter 6 Saving Shorelines
119(19)
Chapter 7 Protesting Plastics, Nuclear Testing, and DDT
138(19)
Part II John F. Kennedy's New Frontier (1961-1963)
Chapter 8 Forging the New Frontier: Stewart Udall and Lyndon Johnson
157(26)
Chapter 9 Wallace Stegner's "Wilderness Letter"
183(13)
Chapter 10 The Green Face of America
196(22)
Chapter 11 Rachel Carson, the Laurance Rockefeller Report, and Kennedy's Science Curve
218(16)
Chapter 12 The White House Conservation Conference (May 24-25, 1962)
234(18)
Chapter 13 Rachel Carson's Alarm
252(14)
Chapter 14 Point Reyes (California) and Padre Island (Texas) National Seashores
266(16)
Chapter 15 Campaigns to Save the Hudson River and Bodega Bay
282(18)
Chapter 16 The Tag Team of John F. Kennedy, Stewart Udall, and Rachel Carson
300(22)
Chapter 17 The Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
322(11)
Part III The Environmentalism of Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon (1964-1973)
Chapter 18 JFK's Last Conservation Journey
333(17)
Chapter 19 The Mississippi Fish Kill, the Clean Air Act, and American Beautification
350(16)
Chapter 20 The Great Society: Rachel Carson and Howard Zahniser's Legacies
366(23)
Chapter 21 The Wilderness Act of 1964
389(19)
Chapter 22 Ending the Bulldozing of America
408(27)
Chapter 23 America's Natural Heritage: Cape Lookout, Big Bend, the Grand Canyon
435(22)
Chapter 24 Defenders: Historical Preservation, Endangered Species, and Bedroll Scientists
457(20)
Chapter 25 "Sue the Bastards!" and Environmental Justice
477(24)
Chapter 26 The Unraveling of America 1968
501(25)
Chapter 27 Lyndon Johnson: Champion of Wild Rivers and National Scenic Trails (October 2, 1968)
526(18)
Chapter 28 Taking Stock of New Conservation Wins
544(18)
Chapter 29 Santa Barbara, the Cuyahoga River, and the National Environmental Policy Act
562(30)
Chapter 30 Generation Earth Day, 1970-1971
592(37)
Chapter 31 Nixon's Environmental Activism of 1972: The Great Lakes Protection, the DDT Ban, and the Stockholm Conference
629(23)
Epilogue Last Leaves on the Tree 652(23)
Acknowledgments 675(12)
Appendix I National Wildlife Refuges 687(6)
Appendix II National Parks 693(8)
Appendix III Protection for Animals Initial Endangered Species List 1966-1967 701(4)
Notes 705(102)
Bibliography 807(15)
Image credits 822(3)
Index 825

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