This America of Ours: Bernard and Avis Devoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild Schweber Nate
"A brilliant rendering of what 'the open space of democracy' must be if we are to survive its present state of erosion." -Terry Tempest WilliamsThe untold and "energetic" history of the extraordinary…
Specifikacia This America of Ours: Bernard and Avis Devoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild Schweber Nate
"A brilliant rendering of what 'the open space of democracy' must be if we are to survive its present state of erosion." -Terry Tempest WilliamsThe untold and "energetic" history of the extraordinary couple who rescued national parks from McCarthyism--and inspired a future of conservation (Wall Street Journal)In late-1940s America, few writers commanded attention like Bernard DeVoto. Alongside his brilliant wife and editor, Avis, DeVoto was a firebrand of American liberty, free speech, and perhaps our greatest national treasure: public lands. But when a corrupt band of lawmakers, led by Senator Pat McCarran, sought to quietly cede millions of acres of national parks and other western lands to logging, mining, and private industry, the DeVotos entered the fight of their lives. Bernard and Avis built