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Author:

Gessner, David, 1961- author.

Title:

Leave it as it is : a journey through Theodore Roosevelt's American wilderness / by David Gessner.

Edition:

First Simon & Schuster Hardcover Edition.

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

338 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24cm

Subject:

Environmentalism--United States--History.
National parks and reserves--United States--History.
Nature conservation--United States--History.
Forest conservation--United States--History.
Conservation of natural resources--United States--History.
Gessner, David,--1961---Travel.
Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919--Travel--Yosemite Valley.--Yosemite Valley.

Other Authors:

Simon and Schuster, Inc.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Prelude: Theodore on the edge -- Chapter 1: Into the badlands -- Chapter 2: Teddyland -- Interlude: Theodore absorbed -- Chapter 3: Complicated nature -- Chapter 4: The cowboy problem -- Interlude: The Yosemite Summit -- Chapter 5: Monumental -- Chapter 6: Confluence -- Interlude: Theodore descends -- Chapter 7: Under siege -- Chapter 8: Fight and flight -- Postlude: The West from above.

Summary:

"An urgent call to protect America's public lands, told through New York Times bestselling author David Gessner's American road trip with our greatest conservationist, Theodore Roosevelt, as his guide"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1982105054
9781982105051
1982105046
9781982105044

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1124513336

LCCN:

2019051718

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