Book Review: George Perkins Marsh: Prophet of Conservation

Author: Miller C.

Source: Journal of Forestry, Volume 99, Number 8, 1 August 2001 , pp. 41-41(1)

Publisher: Society of American Foresters

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George Perkins Marsh: Prophet of Conservation, by David Lowenthal, tells the story of the author of Man and Nature (1864), the most important 19th century analysis of the human impact on the environment and a prescient call for global conservation.…

Keywords: history; environmental management; forest; forest management; forest resources; forestry; forestry research; forestry science; natural resources; natural resource management

Document Type: Book review

Affiliations: 1: Professor and Chair Department of History, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, 78212-7200, fmiller@trinity.edu

Publication date: 2001-08-01

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