Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 807-819) and index

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collective biography

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platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Silent spring revolution

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Douglas Brinkley

Sub title

John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the great environmental awakening

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

Table Of Contents

Part I : Protoenvironmentalists (1945-1959). The ebb and flow of John F. Kennedy ; Harry Truman : Polluted and radiated America ; Rachel Carson and the shore of the sea ; William O. Douglas and the protoenvironmentalists ; Wilderness politics, Dinosaur National Monument, and the Nature Conservancy ; Saving shorelines ; Protesting plastics, nuclear testing, and DDT -- Part II : John F. Kennedy's new frontier (1961-1963). Forging the new frontier ; Stewart Udall and Lyndon Johnson ; Wallace Stegner's "Wilderness Letter" ; The green face of America ; Rachel Carson, the Laurance Rockefeller Report, and Kennedy's science curve ; The White House Conservation Conference (May 24-25, 1962) ; Rachel Carson's alarm ; Point Reyes (Claifornia) and Padre Island (Texas) National Seashores ; Campaigns to save the Hudson River and Bodega Bay ; The tag team of John F. Kennedy, Stewart Udall, and Rachel Carson ; The limited nuclear test ban treaty -- Part III : The environmentalism of Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon (1964-1973). JFK's last conservation journey ; The Mississippi fish kill, the clean air act, and American beautification ; The great society : Rachel Carson and Howard Zahniser's legacies ; The Wilderness Act of 1964 ; Ending the bulldozing of America ; America's natural heritage : Cape Lookout, Big Bend, the Grand Canyon ; Defenders : Historical preservation, endangered species, and bedroll scientists ; "Sue the bastards!" and environmental justice ; The unraveling of America, 1968 ; Taking stock of new conservation wins ; Santa Barabara, the Cuyahoga River, and the Nationa Environmental Policy Act ; Generation Earth Day, 1970-1971 ; Nixon's environmental activism of 1972 : The Great Lakes protection, the DDT ban, and the Stockholm conference ; Last leaves on the tree

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