Nature's Altars: Mountains, Gender, and American Environmentalism

by Susan R. Schrepfer

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From the ancient Appalachians to the high Sierra, mountains have always symbolized wilderness for Americans. Susan Schrepfer unfolds the history of our fascination with high peaks and rugged terrain to tell how mountains have played a dramatic role in shaping American ideas about wilderness and its regulation.

Delving into memoirs and histories, letters and diaries, early photos and old maps, Schrepfer especially compares male and female mountaineering...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0700619445

ISBN13:9780700619443

Release Date:May 2005

Publisher:University Press of Kansas

Length:328 Pages

Weight:1.06 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Business & Investing Conservation Environment Environmental Policy Environmentalism Nature Nature & Ecology Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences

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