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Silent spring revolution : John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the great environmental awakening / Douglas Brinkley.
"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
- ISBN: 0063212919
- Physical Description: xxx, 857 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 807-819) and index. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cass County Library-Harrisonville | 333.7209 BRI 2022 (Text) | 0002206011112 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Silent Spring Revolution : John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening
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Silent Spring Revolution : John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Preface | p. xiii | |
| Part I | Protoenvironmentalists (1945-1959) | |
| Chapter 1 | The Ebb and Flow of John F. Kennedy | p. 3 |
| Chapter 2 | Harry Truman: Polluted and Radiated America | p. 17 |
| Chapter 3 | Rachel Carson and the Shore of the Sea | p. 43 |
| Chapter 4 | William O. Douglas and the Protoenvironmentalists | p. 65 |
| Chapter 5 | Wilderness Politics, Dinosaur National Monument, and the Nature Conservancy | p. 92 |
| Chapter 6 | Saving Shorelines | p. 119 |
| Chapter 7 | Protesting Plastics, Nuclear Testing, and DDT | p. 138 |
| Part II | John F. Kennedy's New Frontier (1961-1963) | |
| Chapter 8 | Forging the New Frontier: Stewart Udall and Lyndon Johnson | p. 157 |
| Chapter 9 | Wallace Stegner's "Wilderness Letter" | p. 183 |
| Chapter 10 | The Green Face of America | p. 196 |
| Chapter 11 | Rachel Carson, the Laurance Rockefeller Report, and Kennedy's Science Curve | p. 218 |
| Chapter 12 | The White House Conservation Conference (May 24-25, 1962) | p. 234 |
| Chapter 13 | Rachel Carson's Alarm | p. 252 |
| Chapter 14 | Point Reyes (California) and Padre Island (Texas) National Seashores | p. 266 |
| Chapter 15 | Campaigns to Save the Hudson River and Bodega Bay | p. 282 |
| Chapter 16 | The Tag Team of John F. Kennedy, Stewart Udall, and Rachel Carson | p. 300 |
| Chapter 17 | The Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty | p. 322 |
| Part III | The Environmentalism of Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon (1964-1973) | |
| Chapter 18 | JFK's Last Conservation Journey | p. 333 |
| Chapter 19 | The Mississippi Fish Kill, the Clean Air Act, and American Beautification | p. 350 |
| Chapter 20 | The Great Society: Rachel Carson and Howard Zahniser's Legacies | p. 366 |
| Chapter 21 | The Wilderness Act of 1964 | p. 389 |
| Chapter 22 | Ending the Bulldozing of America | p. 408 |
| Chapter 23 | America's Natural Heritage: Cape Lookout, Big Bend, the Grand Canyon | p. 435 |
| Chapter 24 | Defenders: Historical Preservation, Endangered Species, and Bedroll Scientists | p. 457 |
| Chapter 25 | "Sue the Bastards!" and Environmental Justice | p. 477 |
| Chapter 26 | The Unraveling of America, 1968 | p. 501 |
| Chapter 27 | Lyndon Johnson: Champion of Wild Rivers and National Scenic Trails (October 2, 1968) | p. 526 |
| Chapter 28 | Taking Stock of New Conservation Wins | p. 544 |
| Chapter 29 | Santa Barbara, the Cuyahoga River, and the National Environmental Policy Act | p. 562 |
| Chapter 30 | Generation Earth Day, 1970-1971 | p. 592 |
| Chapter 31 | Nixon's Environmental Activism of 1972: The Great Lakes Protection, the DDT Ban, and the Stockholm Conference | p. 629 |
| Epilogue Last Leaves on the Tree | p. 652 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 675 | |
| Appendix I | National Wildlife Refuges | p. 687 |
| Appendix II | National Parks | p. 693 |
| Appendix III | Protection for Animals Initial Endangered Species List 1966-1967 | p. 701 |
| Notes | p. 705 | |
| Bibliography | p. 807 | |
| Image Credits | p. 821 | |
| Index | p. 825 |
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